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Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir
USDA ABBA
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of bark and sometimes wood taken for coughs.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir
USDA ABBA
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction taken straight or diluted with alcohol for coughs.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir
USDA ABBA
Ojibwa Drug, Cough Medicine
Plant used as a cough medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244
Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.
Fraser's Fir
USDA ABFR
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
'Balsam for breast and lung complaints with pain, soreness or cough.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 34
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Kwakiutl Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of pitch taken for coughs and tuberculosis.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 268
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of bark taken for bad coughs.
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 23
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
Subalpine Fir
USDA ABLAL
Blackfoot Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of needles taken for coughing up blood, a sign of tuberculosis.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 70
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
Subalpine Fir
USDA ABLAL
Crow Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of crushed needles taken for coughs.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 2
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
Subalpine Fir
USDA ABLAL
Gitksan Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of bark or inner bark used for coughs.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
Subalpine Fir
USDA ABLAL
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of bark taken for bad coughs.
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 23
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
Subalpine Fir
USDA ABLAL
Thompson Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of bark taken over a period of time for bad coughs.
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 97
Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
Subalpine Fir
USDA ABLAL
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of bark or inner bark used for coughs.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152
Abies procera Rehd.
Noble Fir
USDA ABPR
Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of leaves taken as cough medicine.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 45
Acer alba L.
White Maple
Micmac Drug, Cough Medicine
Bark used as a cough remedy.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53
Acer pensylvanicum L.
Striped Maple
USDA ACPE
Micmac Drug, Cough Medicine
Bark used for coughs.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53
Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
USDA ACSA2
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of bark, removed from south side of tree, taken for cough.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269
Acer saccharum Marsh.
Sugar Maple
USDA ACSAS
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine
Inner bark used as a cough remedy.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 128
Acer spicatum Lam.
Mountain Maple
USDA ACSP2
Potawatomi Drug, Cough Medicine
Compound containing inner bark used as cough syrup.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 37
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Cheyenne Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of fresh or dried plant taken for coughs.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 17
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Hesquiat Drug, Cough Medicine
Leaves chewed and the juice swallowed for prolonged cough.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 61
Achillea millefolium L.
Common Yarrow
USDA ACMIM2
Paiute, Northern Drug, Cough Medicine
Leaves soaked and used for coughs.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Cheyenne Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of dried, pounded plant taken for coughs.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 189
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis DC.
Western Yarrow
USDA ACMIO
Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of leaves taken as a cough medicine.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 118
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of ground roots and choke cherry taken for coughs.
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 135
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Chippewa Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of plants taken for coughs.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 124
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of rootstocks used for coughing up blood.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Cough Medicine
Dried rootstock chewed for coughs.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Cough Medicine
Rootstock chewed for coughs from colds.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of rootstocks used for whooping cough.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Dakota Drug, Cough Medicine
Rootstock chewed as a cough remedy.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Delaware Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of roots used for coughs.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of root taken for coughs, colds and suppressed menses.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Lakota Drug, Cough Medicine
Roots chewed for coughs.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 48
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Meskwaki Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of root taken for cough.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 202
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Micmac Drug, Cough Medicine
Root used for coughs.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53, 54
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Omaha Drug, Cough Medicine
Rootstock chewed as a cough remedy.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Pawnee Drug, Cough Medicine
Rootstock chewed as a cough remedy.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Ponca Drug, Cough Medicine
Rootstock chewed as a cough remedy.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus
USDA ACAM
Winnebago Drug, Cough Medicine
Rootstock chewed as a cough remedy.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 69, 70
Actaea pachypoda Ell.
White Baneberry
USDA ACPA
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of root used for colds and coughs.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275
Actaea pachypoda Ell.
White Baneberry
USDA ACPA
Blackfoot Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of root used for coughs and colds.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275
Actaea racemosa var. racemosa
Black Bugbane
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion taken for coughs.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30
Actaea racemosa var. racemosa
Black Bugbane
Cherokee Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion taken for colds, coughs, 'consumption' and constipation.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 30
Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.
Red Baneberry
USDA ACRUR2
Blackfoot Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of roots taken for coughs.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 34
Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n
Red Baneberry
USDA ACRUA8
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of root used for colds and coughs.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275
Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n
Red Baneberry
USDA ACRUA8
Blackfoot Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of root used for coughs and colds.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275
Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze
Blue Giant Hyssop
USDA AGFO
Cheyenne Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of leaves used for chest pains from coughing.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 186
Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze
Blue Giant Hyssop
USDA AGFO
Cheyenne Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Cold infusion of leaves taken for chest pains caused by coughing.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 186
Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze
Blue Giant Hyssop
USDA AGFO
Chippewa Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of root taken for cough of 'an internal cold.'
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340
Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze
Blue Giant Hyssop
USDA AGFO
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Infusion of stem, leaves and other plants taken for coughing up blood.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 26