| Spiraea alba Du Roi White Meadowsweet USDA SPALA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Unspecified Infusion of leaves and stems used as a medicinal tea. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 176 |
| Spiraea alba Du Roi White Meadowsweet USDA SPALA |
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Compound decoction of mashed and powdered dried roots taken for side pain. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |
| Spiraea alba var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel White Meadowsweet USDA SPALL |
Abnaki Food, Beverage Leaves used to make tea. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 168 |
| Spiraea alba var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel White Meadowsweet USDA SPALL |
Abnaki Food, Beverage Used to make tea. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 152 |
| Spiraea alba var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel White Meadowsweet USDA SPALL |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Unspecified Infusion of leaves and stems used as a medicinal tea. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 176 |
| Spiraea alba var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel White Meadowsweet USDA SPALL |
Iroquois Drug, Antiemetic Decoction of plant with other leaves and branches taken for nausea and vomiting. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 47 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Analgesic Decoction of branches used for menstrual pains. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 133 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Analgesic Infusion of branches taken for abdominal pains. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 133 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of branches taken for colds. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 133 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of branches taken for abdominal pains. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 133 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of branches used for menstrual pains or heavy or prolonged menstruation. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 133 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of branches taken for poor kidneys. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 133 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Other Infusion of branches taken for ruptures. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 133 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Shuswap Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of roots and leaves taken for diarrhea. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 67 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Shuswap Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots and leaves taken for the stomach. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 67 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of whole plant taken for colds. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 274 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of whole plant taken for internal stomach problems. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 274 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Thompson Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of leaves and branches taken or used as a bath for venereal diseases. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 274 |
| Spiraea betulifolia Pallas White Spirea USDA SPBEC |
Thompson Food, Beverage Plant used to make a tea like beverage. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 274 |
| Spiraea douglasii Hook. Douglas' Spirea USDA SPDOD |
Bella Coola Other, Cooking Tools Branches used to hang salmon for drying and smoking. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Spiraea douglasii Hook. Douglas' Spirea USDA SPDOD |
Lummi Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of seeds taken for diarrhea. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 33 |
| Spiraea douglasii Hook. Douglas' Spirea USDA SPDOD |
Lummi Other, Cooking Tools Used for spreading and cooking salmon. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 33 |
| Spiraea douglasii Hook. Douglas' Spirea USDA SPDOD |
Thompson Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Branches used to make brooms. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 274 |
| Spiraea douglasii Hook. Douglas' Spirea USDA SPDOD |
Thompson Food, Forage Dried flower spikes eaten by grouse. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 274 |
| Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii (Hook.) K. Presl Menzies' Spirea USDA SPDOM |
Quinault Other, Cooking Tools Stems peeled and used to string clams for roasting. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 33 |
| Spiraea salicifolia L. Willowleaf Meadowsweet USDA SPSA2 |
Mahuna Drug, Cold Remedy Roots used for chest colds. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 18 |
| Spiraea salicifolia L. Willowleaf Meadowsweet USDA SPSA2 |
Mahuna Drug, Cough Medicine Roots used for coughs. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 18 |
| Spiraea salicifolia L. Willowleaf Meadowsweet USDA SPSA2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Antidiarrheal Immature seeds used for bloody flux. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 243 |
| Spiraea salicifolia L. Willowleaf Meadowsweet USDA SPSA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Hunting Medicine Root used as a trapping medicine. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 386 |
| Spiraea salicifolia L. Willowleaf Meadowsweet USDA SPSA2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Unspecified Bark used for unspecified ailments. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 79, 80 |
| Spiraea sp. |
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound decoction of shoots or vines used as a wash for babies with diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |
| Spiraea sp. |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Compound decoction of bark taken to vomit. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |
| Spiraea sp. |
Iroquois Drug, Love Medicine Infusion of bark from young twigs taken as an antidote for love medicine. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |
| Spiraea sp. |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of bark used as a body wash to make children stronger to walk. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |
| Spiraea sp. |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound decoction of shoots or vines used as a wash for babies with diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |
| Spiraea sp. |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark used as a body wash to make children stronger to walk. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |
| Spiraea sp. |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound decoction of bark taken during initial stages of consumption. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 349 |
| Spiraea splendens var. splendens Mountain Spirea USDA SPSPS |
Blackfoot Drug, Laxative Infusion of root used as an enema. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
| Spiraea splendens var. splendens Mountain Spirea USDA SPSPS |
Blackfoot Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of roots taken for venereal complaints. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 70 |
| Spiraea splendens var. splendens Mountain Spirea USDA SPSPS |
Blackfoot Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Flowering stems used as paint brushes, especially on the large spaces of tipis. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 123 |
| Spiraea stevenii (Schneid.) Rydb. Beauverd Spirea USDA SPST3 |
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Fuel Plant burned for smoking fish. Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 36 |
| Spiraea stevenii (Schneid.) Rydb. Beauverd Spirea USDA SPST3 |
Tanana, Upper Food, Beverage Fresh or dried leaves made into tea. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
| Spiraea tomentosa L. Steeplebush USDA SPTO2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Unspecified Infusion of leaves and stems used as a medicinal tea. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 177 |
| Spiraea tomentosa L. Steeplebush USDA SPTO2 |
Mohegan Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of leaves taken for dysentery. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Spiraea tomentosa L. Steeplebush USDA SPTO2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Antiemetic Infusion of leaves and flowers taken for the sickness of pregnancy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 386 |
| Spiraea tomentosa L. Steeplebush USDA SPTO2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of leaves and flowers taken for the sickness of pregnancy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 386 |
| Spiraea tomentosa L. Steeplebush USDA SPTO2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of leaves and flowers used to ease childbirth. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 386 |
| Spiraea ?pyramidata Greene (pro sp.) [betulifolia ? douglasii] Pyramid Spirea USDA SPPY |
Thompson Drug, Tonic Decoction of plant taken as a tonic. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 471 |
| Spiraea ?pyramidata Greene (pro sp.) [betulifolia ? douglasii] Pyramid Spirea USDA SPPY |
Thompson Food, Beverage Flowers, stems and leaves boiled and drunk as a tea. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 494 |