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Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Eskimo, Inuktitut Drug, Veterinary Aid
Used medicinally for dogs.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Smoke Plant
Plant chewed rather than smoked.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut Drug, Veterinary Aid
Leaves considered to be 'a good cure for a dog in a weakened condition.'
Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 32
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of chewed leaves applied or compound rubbed on sores and swellings.
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 266
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of leaves applied to sores, lumps and cuts.
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 292
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Kwakiutl Drug, Herbal Steam
Leaves used in steambaths.
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 292
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Kwakiutl, Southern Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of dried plant and fresh sea wrack, alder and black twinberry applied for aches and pains.
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 260
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Luiseno Other, Smoke Plant
Plant formerly used as tobacco.
Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Navajo Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Infusion of leaves given to the patient in a painted turtle shell during the Raven Chant.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 74
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Navajo Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for sores caused by the handling or burning a raven's nest.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 74
Nicotiana sp.
Tobacco
Yuki Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves crushed, stuffed into pipes and smoked.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 91
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Used for cramps and sharp pains.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic
Used as an antihelminthic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Anticonvulsive
Used as an antispasmodic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic
Used as a cathartic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Used extensively in rituals.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of beaten plant used for boils and applied to insect bites.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Diaphoretic
Used as a sudorific.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Diuretic
Used as a diuretic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
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 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Expectorant
Used as an expectorant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Taken for colic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid
Taken for dropsy.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of leaf used for ague, 'locked-jaw' and 'black-yellow disease.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Other
Compound used for apoplexy, dizziness and fainting.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Juice applied to snakebite.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy
Smoke blown on 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 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Drug, Vertigo Medicine
Used for dizziness and fainting.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Cherokee Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for smoking.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 59
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Juice rubbed on the hands and feet for rheumatism.
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 291
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for chewing and smoking.
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 291
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Hawaiian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for removing the pus from scrofulous sores or boils.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Hawaiian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for sores and the smoke used for cuts.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Hawaiian Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Plant used for removing the pus from scrofulous sores.
Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 73
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Hesquiat Drug, Dermatological Aid
Chewed leaves used as a poultice or rubbed on bruises and cuts.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 76
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Hesquiat Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves mixed with kinnikinnick and smoked.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 76
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Hesquiat Other, Snuff
Leaves mixed with kinnikinnick and chewed.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 76
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Iroquois Other, Smoke Plant
Smashed roots used for smoking.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 57
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Micmac Drug, Ear Medicine
Leaves used for earache.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Micmac Drug, Hemostat
Leaves used for bleeding.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Mohegan Drug, Ear Medicine
Smoke blown into the ear for an earache.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Montauk Drug, Toothache Remedy
Tobacco placed in tooth for toothache.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Navajo Other, Sacred Items
Sacred plant depicted with beans, corn & squash in the first sacred painting of the Mountain Chant.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Oweekeno Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves chewed and smoked.
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 118
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Papago Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves half or fully dried and smoked.
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 36
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Papago Other, Smoke Plant
Used for smoking.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 108
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Pima Other, Smoke Plant
Used for smoking.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 108
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Pima Other, Smoke Plant
Used for smoking.
Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1942, Pima and Papago Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. First Edition., page 110
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Rappahannock Drug, Ear Medicine
Smoke blown into the ear for an earache.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Cultivated Tobacco
USDA NITA
Rappahannock Drug, Toothache Remedy
Tobacco placed in tooth for toothache.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 120