| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of roots and leaves applied to swellings. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Koasati Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of roots taken for rheumatism. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Root used for old sores and compound used on knife or axe wounds. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Compound containing root used for piles. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Kidney Aid Compound infusion taken for dropsy. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Respiratory Aid Decoction of root used for catarrh. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia alba var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely Largeleaf Wild Indigo USDA BAALM |
Meskwaki Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Compound containing root used for rattlesnake bite. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic Cold infusion used for vomiting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic Used as a purgative. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Used as an emetic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Poultice used 'to allay inflammation and stop mortification.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Hot infusion of root or beaten root held against tooth for toothache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Blue Wild Indigo USDA BAAUA |
Cherokee Dye, Blue Used to make a blue dye. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. Longbract Wild Indigo USDA BABRB |
Pawnee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Pulverized seeds mixed with buffalo fat and applied to abdomen for colic. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 90 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Cree Drug, Venereal Aid Plant and catbriar used for syphilis. Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 495 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Cree Drug, Venereal Aid Poultice of powdered rhizomes applied to syphilitic sores. Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 495 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root used as a wash and given to drowsy and lifeless children. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of roots used as a bath and given to drowsy and listless children. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Stimulant Decoction of root used as a wash and given to drowsy and lifeless children. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 658 |
| Baptisia sp. False Indigo |
Creek Drug, Stimulant Decoction of roots used as a bath and given to drowsy and listless children. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 30 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic Cold infusion used for vomiting. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic Used as a purgative. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Used as an emetic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Poultice used 'to allay inflammation and stop mortification.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Hot infusion of root or beaten root held against tooth for toothache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Dye, Blue Used as a blue dye. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Cherokee Dye, Blue Used to make a blue dye. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Delaware Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of roots used to clean cuts and ulcers. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Delaware Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of roots used as a douche. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of root used as a wash to clean cuts and ulcers. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root used as a douche. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Compound used for rheumatism. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 363 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of roots rubbed on the stomach for cramps. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 363 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Iroquois Drug, Liver Aid Infusion of plant taken to concentrate bile. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 363 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of roots rubbed on the arms and legs for cramps. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 363 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Micmac Drug, Antihemorrhagic Root used for spitting blood. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Micmac Drug, Kidney Aid Root used for kidney trouble. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Micmac Drug, Venereal Aid Root used for gonorrhea. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Mohegan Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant used as wash for cuts and wounds. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Mohegan Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of root used as a healing lotion for cuts or bruises. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 70, 128 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Nanticoke Drug, Orthopedic Aid Compound containing plant used as a lotion on sprains. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 56, 84 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Plant used for medicinal purposes. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Ojibwa Dye, Unspecified Plant used in the native coloring. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Penobscot Drug, Antihemorrhagic Compound infusion of plant taken for 'spitting up blood.' Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Penobscot Drug, Kidney Aid Compound infusion of plant taken for kidney trouble. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Penobscot Drug, Tonic Compound infusion of plant taken as a tonic. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Horseflyweed USDA BATI |
Penobscot Drug, Venereal Aid Compound infusion of plant taken for gonorrhea. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |