| Polygala alba Nutt. White Milkwort USDA POAL4 |
Sioux Drug, Ear Medicine Decoction of root used for earache. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 18 |
| Polygala cornuta Kellogg Sierran Milkwort USDA POCOC |
Miwok Drug, Analgesic Decoction used for pains. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
| Polygala cornuta Kellogg Sierran Milkwort USDA POCOC |
Miwok Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction used for colds. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
| Polygala cornuta Kellogg Sierran Milkwort USDA POCOC |
Miwok Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction used for coughs. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
| Polygala cornuta Kellogg Sierran Milkwort USDA POCOC |
Miwok Drug, Emetic Decoction used as an emetic. Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172 |
| Polygala lutea L. Orange Milkwort USDA POLU |
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of dried blossoms applied to swellings. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 35 |
| Polygala lutea L. Orange Milkwort USDA POLU |
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of dried blossoms mixed with water applied to swellings. Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24 |
| Polygala lutea L. Orange Milkwort USDA POLU |
Seminole Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Plant used for sapiyi sickness: heart palpitations, yellow skin, body swelling and short breath. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
| Polygala lutea L. Orange Milkwort USDA POLU |
Seminole Drug, Blood Medicine Plant used for sapiyi sickness: heart palpitations, yellow skin, body swelling and short breath. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
| Polygala lutea L. Orange Milkwort USDA POLU |
Seminole Drug, Heart Medicine Plant used for sapiyi sickness: heart palpitations, yellow skin, body swelling and short breath. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
| Polygala lutea L. Orange Milkwort USDA POLU |
Seminole Drug, Other Complex infusion of whole plant taken for chronic conditions. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 272 |
| Polygala lutea L. Orange Milkwort USDA POLU |
Seminole Drug, Respiratory Aid Plant used for sapiyi sickness: heart palpitations, yellow skin, body swelling and short breath. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
| Polygala paucifolia Willd. Gaywings USDA POPA5 |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash for boils and syphilitic sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 369 |
| Polygala paucifolia Willd. Gaywings USDA POPA5 |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant taken and poultice of leaves applied to abscesses on limbs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
| Polygala paucifolia Willd. Gaywings USDA POPA5 |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Compound poultice of plants applied to sore legs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 368 |
| Polygala paucifolia Willd. Gaywings USDA POPA5 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash for babies with syphilitic sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 369 |
| Polygala paucifolia Willd. Gaywings USDA POPA5 |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of plant used as a wash for babies with syphilitic sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 369 |
| Polygala polygama Walt. Racemed Milkwort USDA POPO |
Montagnais Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of plant used as a cough medicine. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314 |
| Polygala rugelii Shuttlw. ex Chapman Yellow Milkwort USDA PORU5 |
Seminole Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Plant used for sapiyi sickness: heart palpitations, yellow skin, body swelling and short breath. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
| Polygala rugelii Shuttlw. ex Chapman Yellow Milkwort USDA PORU5 |
Seminole Drug, Blood Medicine Plant used for sapiyi sickness: heart palpitations, yellow skin, body swelling and short breath. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
| Polygala rugelii Shuttlw. ex Chapman Yellow Milkwort USDA PORU5 |
Seminole Drug, Heart Medicine Plant used for sapiyi sickness: heart palpitations, yellow skin, body swelling and short breath. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
| Polygala rugelii Shuttlw. ex Chapman Yellow Milkwort USDA PORU5 |
Seminole Drug, Respiratory Aid Plant used for sapiyi sickness: heart palpitations, yellow skin, body swelling and short breath. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 264 |
| Polygala rugelii Shuttlw. ex Chapman Yellow Milkwort USDA PORU5 |
Seminole Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Infusion of plant taken for snakebites. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 297 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Blackfoot Drug, Respiratory Aid Decoction of roots used for respiratory diseases. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 42 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Used as an emmenagogue. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Used for rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic Infusion of root or root powder taken 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 55 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy Used for colds. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
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 55 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Diuretic Used as a diuretic and 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 55 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Expectorant Infusion of root or root powder taken as an expectorantic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid Used for 'dropsy' and infusion of root or root powder 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 55 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Other Used for 'inflammatory complaints' and swellings. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Used for pleurisy and croup. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cherokee Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Root chewed, 'sufficient quantity' swallowed and wound poulticed with the rest. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 55 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Chippewa Drug, Anticonvulsive Compound decoction of root taken for convulsions. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Chippewa Drug, Anticonvulsive Compound infusion or decoction of root taken for 'fits.' Densmore, Frances, 1913, Chippewa Music-II, SI-BAE Bulletin #53, page 63, 64 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Chippewa Drug, Heart Medicine Compound decoction of root prepared ceremonially and taken for heart trouble. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Chippewa Drug, Hemostat Compound decoction of root used on bleeding wounds. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Chippewa Drug, Hemostat Compound infusion or decoction of root used on bleeding wounds. Densmore, Frances, 1913, Chippewa Music-II, SI-BAE Bulletin #53, page 63, 64 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Chippewa Drug, Stimulant Compound decoction of root taken as a stimulant. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 364 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Chippewa Drug, Stimulant Compound infusion or decoction of root taken or used externally as stimulant. Densmore, Frances, 1913, Chippewa Music-II, SI-BAE Bulletin #53, page 63, 64 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Chippewa Drug, Tonic Compound decoction of root or dried root alone taken as a tonic. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Chippewa Drug, Unspecified Roots carried for general health and safe journeys. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 376 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of blooms taken as a blood medicine. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Oral Aid Root used for sore mouths. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Panacea Powdered roots added to a many herb remedy and used for various ailments. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Throat Aid Chewed root juice swallowed for sore throats. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Toothache Remedy Root applied directly to a tooth for toothache. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 51 |
| Polygala senega L. Seneca Snakeroot USDA POSE3 |
Malecite Drug, Cold Remedy Dried roots chewed for colds. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 244 |