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Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Used for rheumatism.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Cherokee Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of root or seed used to cleanse blood.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Cherokee Drug, Dietary Aid
Used for scurvy.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Used for 'weakly females.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid
Used for 'gravel.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid
Infusion of root or seed used for venereal diseases.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Iroquois Food, Dried Food
Roots dried by the fire and stored away for winter use.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 120
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Iroquois Food, Soup
Dried roots soaked and boiled into a soup.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 120
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Iroquois Food, Vegetable
Young leaves cooked and seasoned with salt, pepper or butter.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 118
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Malecite Drug, Dermatological Aid
Roots smashed and used with gilead buds for sores.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 247
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Malecite Drug, Venereal Aid
Infusion of buds used for chancre.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of boiled leaves applied to scrofulous sores on the neck.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Menominee Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Poultice of boiled leaves applied to scrofulous sores on the neck.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Buds and roots used for sores.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Micmac Drug, Venereal Aid
Buds and roots used for chancre.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55
Arctium lappa L.
Greater Burrdock
USDA ARLA3
Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine
Roots used as a blood medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Abnaki Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of leaves applied to the head for headaches.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 173
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Abnaki Drug, Analgesic
Used for headaches.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Used as a medicine for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Decoction of roots taken for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 173
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Abnaki Drug, Febrifuge
Used for trembling fevers.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Abnaki Drug, Febrifuge
Used for trembling fevers.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 173
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Abnaki Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Used for grippe.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Boiled to make 'ooze' for leg ulcers and used to bathe swollen legs.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Chippewa Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken after a coughing spell for a hard, dry cough.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Chippewa Fiber, Clothing
Leaves used for head covering.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 377
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Cowlitz Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Infusion of roots taken for whooping cough.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 50
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Delaware Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Infusion of roots used for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Delaware Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of roots used as a blood purifier.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Delaware Drug, Stimulant
Infusion of roots used as a stimulant.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 36
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Infusion of root taken for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of root taken as a blood purifier.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Stimulant
Infusion of root taken as a stimulant.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of leaves bound to body for pain.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 66, 82
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Blood Medicine
Roots used as a blood purifier.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 66, 82
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Hoh Drug, Unspecified
Infusion of leaves and roots used for medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 70
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Hoh Drug, Unspecified
Leaves used to make a rubbing salve.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 70
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of wetted leaves and salt applied to swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 62
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Roots and fruits used for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 100
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of roots with other roots used to purify the blood.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 62
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of crushed leaves and other leaves applied to blue swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 62
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic
Compound containing root used by women in labor.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 211
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Meskwaki Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound containing root used by women in labor.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 211
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Roots used for boils and abscesses.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Mohegan Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of leaves applied for rheumatic pains.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 70
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Mohegan Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of leaves applied for rheumatic pains.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 70, 128
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Mohegan Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of leaves used for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Mohegan Drug, Cold Remedy
Compound infusion of plants taken for wintertime colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Nanticoke Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of leaves applied to boils.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 57, 84
Arctium minus Bernh.
Lesser Burrdock
USDA ARMI2
Ojibwa Drug, Analgesic
Compound containing root taken for stomach pain.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 363