| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Taken for dysentery. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Drug, Breast Treatment Used for breast diseases. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Hot poultice of bruised root used to draw risings or carbuncles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of roasted roots taken for stomach trouble. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Taken by females afflicted with 'whites or profuse menstruation.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Used for lung diseases. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Drug, Tonic Root used as a mild tonic for 'general debility.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Food, Bread & Cake Roots dried, beaten into flour and used to make bread. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Food, Bread & Cake Roots used to make bread. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 47 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Food, Spice Roots ground and used as salt. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Young growth boiled, fried and eaten. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 252 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Leaves cooked and eaten as greens. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 56 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Food, Vegetable Stems and leaves parboiled, rinsed, fried with grease and salt until soft and eaten as a potherb. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 47 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Food, Winter Use Food Rhizomes boiled and eaten especially during winter. Witthoft, John, 1977, Cherokee Indian Use of Potherbs, Journal of Cherokee Studies 2(2):250-255, page 252 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Cherokee Food, Winter Use Food Stems & leaves mixed with bean salad & wanegedum, blanched and boiled for three hours in a can. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 47 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Chippewa Drug, Sedative Plant used to insure sound sleep. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 126 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Chippewa Other, Incense & Fragrance Root burned for the fragrance. When one burned it in a room before going to bed, it insured sound sleep and caused one to awaken refreshed, rested and feeling young, so it is said. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 126 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Menominee Drug, Analgesic Compound poultice of boiled, mashed root applied for sharp pains. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 134 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Menominee Drug, Stimulant Smudge of compound containing dried root used to revive unconscious patient. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 41 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant Root heated on coals and fumes inhaled by unconscious patient to revive him. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 230 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Ojibwa Drug, Cathartic Root used as a physic and decoction used as cough remedy. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 374 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Ojibwa Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of root used as a cough remedy and root used as a physic. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 374 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Rappahannock Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of roots applied as a salve to cuts, bruises and sores. 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 30 |
| Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Rappahannock Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of roots applied as a salve to cuts and bruises. 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 30 |
| Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Morong King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Chippewa Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root steamed and inhaled for headache. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
| Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Morong King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Chippewa Drug, Herbal Steam Decoction of root sprinkled on hot stones and used as an herbal steam for headache. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336 |
| Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Morong King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Chippewa Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Roots used to prevent measles and other diseases. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 125 |
| Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Morong King Solomon's Seal USDA POBIC |
Chippewa Other, Incense & Fragrance Root burned, especially in the house, for the pleasant fragrance. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 125 |
| Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Hairy Solomon's Seal USDA POPU4 |
Abnaki Drug, Antihemorrhagic Decoction of plant taken for spitting up blood. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 174 |
| Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Hairy Solomon's Seal USDA POPU4 |
Abnaki Drug, Antihemorrhagic Used by women for spitting up blood. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154 |
| Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Hairy Solomon's Seal USDA POPU4 |
Abnaki Drug, Antihemorrhagic Used for spitting up blood. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154 |
| Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Hairy Solomon's Seal USDA POPU4 |
Iroquois Drug, Carminative Compound decoction of plant taken for 'gas on the stomach.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 284 |
| Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Hairy Solomon's Seal USDA POPU4 |
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of roots used to wash the eyes for snowblindness. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 285 |
| Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Hairy Solomon's Seal USDA POPU4 |
Iroquois Drug, Hunting Medicine Compound infusion of roots used to 'get a fish on each hook, every cast.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 285 |