| Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer Northern Slender Ladiestresses USDA SPLAG |
Ojibwa Drug, Hunting Medicine Roots used as an ingredient of the hunting charm to bring game to the hunter. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 431 |
| Spiranthes lucida (H.H. Eat.) Ames Shining Ladiestresses USDA SPLU2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Warm infusion used as a wash for infants 'to insure fast, healthy growth.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42 |
| Spiranthes lucida (H.H. Eat.) Ames Shining Ladiestresses USDA SPLU2 |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Roots with 'twayblade' used 'for urinary trouble.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42 |
| Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. Hooded Ladiestresses USDA SPRO |
Gosiute Drug, Venereal Aid Plant used for venereal disease. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 383 |
| Spiranthes sp. |
Paiute Food, Unspecified Roots used for food. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 244 |
| Spiranthes sp. |
Seminole Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of roots used as a blood purifier. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 304 |