| Polypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody USDA POVI7 |
Quinault Drug, Cough Medicine Baked or raw roots used as a cough medicine. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 13 |
| Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Christmas Fern USDA POACA |
Iroquois Drug, Throat Aid Powder inhaled and coughed up by a man who can't talk. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 257 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Carrier, Southern Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of buds taken for 'coughs and lung affections.' Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Carrier, Southern Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of buds taken for 'coughs and lung affections.' Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of buds taken for coughs. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Panacea Decoction of buds taken for colds, coughs and other illnesses. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of buds and animal fat taken for whooping cough. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Kutenai Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of bark taken for whooping cough. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 68 |
| Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. Eastern Cottonwood USDA PODED |
Kutenai Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of bark taken for whooping cough. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 68 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of bark taken for coughs. Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Meskwaki Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of buds used as a nasal salve by children and adults for colds and coughs. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 245 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Meskwaki Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of buds used as a nasal salve by children and adults for coughs and colds. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 245 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Meskwaki Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of buds used as a nasal salve by children and adults for coughs and colds. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 245 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of inner bark taken for coughs from pneumonia. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 61 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of inner bark, outer bark and Hudson Bay tea used for coughs. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
| Prunella vulgaris L. Common Selfheal USDA PRVUV |
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of plants taken for coughs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 423 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Bark used to make cough syrup. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 50 |
| Prunus cerasus L. Sour Cherry USDA PRCE |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark 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 28, 29 |
| Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr. Hollyleaf Cherry USDA PRILI |
Diegueno Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of leaves taken as a cough medicine. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 217 |
| Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr. Hollyleaf Cherry USDA PRILI |
Mahuna Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark or roots taken for coughs. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 18 |
| Prunus nigra Ait. Canadian Plum USDA PRNI |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of inner bark 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 184 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark 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 184 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark 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 28, 29 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine Bark and another bark used to make cough syrup. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 91 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Ojibwa Drug, Cough Medicine Inner bark used as a cough remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 385 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Potawatomi Drug, Analgesic Infusion of inner bark taken for internal pain and cough. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 77 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Potawatomi Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of inner bark taken internal pain and cough. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 77 |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin Cherry USDA PRPEP |
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Cough Medicine 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 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark 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 28, 29 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Delaware Drug, Cough Medicine Fruits used to make cough syrup. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 32 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cough Medicine Fruit used to make cough syrup. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 27, 78 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of bark taken for consumption or an 'old cough.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 360 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of bark or roots taken for consumption or for an 'old cough.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 360 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Mahuna Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark or roots taken for coughs. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 18 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Malecite Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark, beaver castor and gin used for coughs. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
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 60 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark used for coughs. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 385 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Penobscot Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark taken for coughs. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Rappahannock Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark or berries with honey used for coughs, if stale it is poisonous. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 26 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Rappahannock Drug, Poison Infusion of bark or berries with honey used for coughs, if stale it is poisonous. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 26 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark and sweet flag 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 185 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark 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 28, 29 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of plant taken as a cough syrup. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 360 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of wood, branches and bark taken for 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 127 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Thompson Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of branches, sometimes with red willow branches & wild rose roots, taken for 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 264 |
| Prunus virginiana var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. Western Chokecherry USDA PRVID |
Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of peeled bark or root taken for coughs and colds. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 123124 |
| Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa (A. Nels.) Sarg. Black Chokecherry USDA PRVIM |
Keres, Western Drug, Cough Medicine Bark made into a cough medicine. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 63 |
| Psathyrotes ramosissima (Torr.) Gray Velvet Turtleback USDA PSRA |
Shoshoni Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of plant taken for tubercular cough. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 125126 |
| Psathyrotes ramosissima (Torr.) Gray Velvet Turtleback USDA PSRA |
Shoshoni Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of plant taken for tubercular cough. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 125126 |
| Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium Rabbit Tobacco USDA PSOBO |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Used as a cough syrup. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 51, 52 |