| Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex Forbes Pacific Silver Fir USDA ABAM |
Hanaksiala Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Infusion of bark taken for hemorrhoids. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 173 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Seminole Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Seminole Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Used for bloody piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
| Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. California Buckeye USDA AECA |
Costanoan Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Smashed fruit applied as a salve for hemorrhoids. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 23 |
| Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. California Buckeye USDA AECA |
Kawaiisu Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Broken seeds used as suppositories for piles. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 10 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Nut carried in pocket for piles. 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 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Infusion of bark injected rectally for piles. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
| Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. Hazel Alder USDA ALSE2 |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Compound infusion of root taken and used as a bath for piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 22 |
| Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. Bushy Bluestem USDA ANGLG2 |
Rappahannock Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Compound poultice with roots applied as salve for piles. 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 28 |
| Argemone polyanthemos (Fedde) G.B. Ownbey Crested Pricklypoppy USDA ARPO2 |
Tubatulabal Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Poultice of pounded, ripe seeds applied to piles. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59 |
| 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 |
| Betula populifolia Marsh. Gray Birch USDA BEPO |
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Decoction of bark taken for bleeding piles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 300 |
| Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng. Field Thistle USDA CIDI |
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Compound decoction of plants taken for piles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 475 |
| Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Bull Thistle USDA CIVU |
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Decoction of whole plant taken and poultice of plant and wool applied to hemorrhoids. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 63 |
| Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Bull Thistle USDA CIVU |
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Plant used for bleeding piles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 475 |
| Cornus alternifolia L. f. Alternateleaf Dogwood USDA COAL2 |
Menominee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Bark used to make a liquid and injected rectally for piles. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 32, 33 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Ojibwa Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Bark forced into the anus for piles. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 367 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Bark shavings used to stop bleeding. 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 211 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Bark used for postpartum hemorrhaging. 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 |
| Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers. Rock Harlequin USDA COSE5 |
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Compound decoction of plants taken and used as a wash for piles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 339 |
| Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. Texas Croton USDA CRTET |
Keres, Western Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Crushed roots used as a salve for piles. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 40 |
| Datura discolor Bernh. Desert Thornapple USDA DADI2 |
Pima Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Plant used for hemorrhoids. Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 85 |
| Datura stramonium L. Jimsonweed USDA DAST |
Delaware Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Seeds pounded, mixed with tallow and salve and used for piles. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 37 |
| Datura stramonium L. Jimsonweed USDA DAST |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Crushed seeds and tallow used as a salve for piles. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 31, 74 |
| Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins Touristplant USDA DIWI2 |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Poultice of plant applied to hemorrhoids. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 24 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Used as a wash for piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun Smooth Horsetail USDA EQLA |
Keres, Western Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Plant chewed before meals for piles. Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 42 |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Common Boneset USDA EUPEP |
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Plant used for piles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 458 |
| Eurybia conspicua (Lindl.) Nesom Showy Aster USDA EUCO36 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Poultice of leaves applied to hemorrhoids. 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 79 |
| Eurybia conspicua (Lindl.) Nesom Showy Aster USDA EUCO36 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Roots soaked in hot or cold water and used as a wash for hemorrhoids. 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 79 |
| Geranium maculatum L. Spotted Geranium USDA GEMA |
Meskwaki Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Poultice of pounded root bound on the anus to cause piles to recede. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 222 |
| Heuchera americana L. American Alumroot USDA HEAMA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Infusion of root taken for piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
| Lachnanthes caroliana (Lam.) Dandy Carolina Redroot USDA LACA5 |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Used for bloody piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung Blue Lettuce USDA LATAP |
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Poultice of plants applied to piles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 478 |
| Malus coronaria (L.) P. Mill. Sweet Crabapple USDA MACO5 |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Infusion of bark taken for gallstones and 'piles' and infusion used for sore mouth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 31 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Infusion of bark taken for gallstones and 'piles.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
| Mentha arvensis L. Canadian Mint USDA MEAR4 |
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Compound decoction of roots taken and used as a wash for piles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 428 |
| Mentha spicata L. Spearmint USDA MESP3 |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Tincture applied externally to piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
| Mentha ?piperita L. (pro sp.) [aquatica ? spicata] Water Mint USDA MEPI |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Tincture applied externally to piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48, 49 |
| Mitchella repens L. Partridgeberry USDA MIRE |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Decoction made with milk taken for piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 47 |
| Napaea dioica L. Glademallow USDA NADI2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Roots used as a special remedy 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 232 |
| Oenothera biennis L. Common Eveningprimrose USDA OEBI |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Hot root poultice used for piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Oenothera biennis L. Common Eveningprimrose USDA OEBI |
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Compound decoction of roots taken and used as a wash for piles. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 390 |
| Orobanche fasciculata Nutt. Clustered Broomrape USDA ORFA |
Zuni Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Powdered plant inserted into rectum as a specific for hemorrhoids. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 61 |
| Philadelphus lewisii Pursh Gordon's Mockorange USDA PHLE4 |
Thompson Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Strained decoction of branches, sometimes with the blossoms, used to soak bleeding hemorrhoids. It was said that the treatment should be used three times over a period of days. 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 230 |
| Phytolacca americana L. American Pokeweed USDA PHAMA3 |
Rappahannock Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Steam from decoction of roots used for piles. 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 29 |
| Picea glauca (Moench) Voss White Spruce USDA PIGL |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Chewed pitch applied to bleeding cuts. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 2 |
| Pinus elliottii Engelm. Slash Pine USDA PIELE2 |
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of roots and buds used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |