| Potentilla arguta Pursh Tall Cinquefoil USDA POARA4 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of roots taken by women after childbirth. 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 126 |
| Potentilla arguta ssp. arguta Tall Cinquefoil USDA POARA4 |
Chippewa Drug, Analgesic Dry, pulverized root pricked into temples or placed in nostrils for headache. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
| Potentilla arguta ssp. arguta Tall Cinquefoil USDA POARA4 |
Chippewa Drug, Antidiarrheal Simple or compound decoction of root taken for dysentery. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Potentilla arguta ssp. arguta Tall Cinquefoil USDA POARA4 |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of moistened, dried, powdered root applied to cuts. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 350 |
| Potentilla canadensis L. Dwarf Cinquefoil USDA POCAC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of pounded roots taken for diarrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 353 |
| Potentilla canadensis L. Dwarf Cinquefoil USDA POCAC2 |
Natchez Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Plant given to one who was bewitched. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 667 |
| Potentilla crinita Gray Bearded Cinquefoil USDA POCRC2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Cold infusion of whole plant taken as 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 31 |
| Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Gland Cinquefoil USDA POGLG4 |
Gosiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant taken and poultice of plant applied to swollen parts. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 378 |
| Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Gland Cinquefoil USDA POGLG4 |
Gosiute Drug, Unspecified Root used as medicine. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 378 |
| Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Gland Cinquefoil USDA POGLG4 |
Okanagon Drug, Stimulant Infusion of whole plant taken as a stimulant. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Gland Cinquefoil USDA POGLG4 |
Okanagon Drug, Tonic Infusion of whole plant taken as a tonic. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Gland Cinquefoil USDA POGLG4 |
Thompson Drug, Stimulant Decoction of leaves or whole plant said to be slightly stimulant. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 494 |
| Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Gland Cinquefoil USDA POGLG4 |
Thompson Drug, Stimulant Infusion of whole plant taken as a stimulant. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Gland Cinquefoil USDA POGLG4 |
Thompson Drug, Stimulant Weak decoction of leaves taken as a stimulant. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 469 |
| Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Gland Cinquefoil USDA POGLG4 |
Thompson Drug, Tonic Decoction of plant taken as a tonic for 'general out-of-sorts feeling.' Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 469 |
| Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Gland Cinquefoil USDA POGLG4 |
Thompson Drug, Tonic Infusion of whole plant taken as a tonic. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. Northwest Cinquefoil USDA POGRG3 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Analgesic Infusion of pounded roots taken as a general tonic for pains. 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 |
| Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. Northwest Cinquefoil USDA POGRG3 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of pounded roots taken for diarrhea. 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 |
| Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. Northwest Cinquefoil USDA POGRG3 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of pounded roots taken as a general tonic for aches. 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 |
| Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. Northwest Cinquefoil USDA POGRG3 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of pounded roots taken as a blood tonic. 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 |
| Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. Northwest Cinquefoil USDA POGRG3 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of pounded roots used to wash sores. 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 |
| Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. Northwest Cinquefoil USDA POGRG3 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of pounded roots taken for gonorrhea. 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 |
| Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. Northwest Cinquefoil USDA POGRG3 |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed leaves, roots and subalpine fir pitch used on wounds, to draw out the pain. 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 263 |
| Potentilla hippiana var. hippiana Woolly Cinquefoil USDA POHIH |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Burn Dressing Plant used as a lotion for burns. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 26 |
| Potentilla hippiana var. hippiana Woolly Cinquefoil USDA POHIH |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered plant applied to sores caused by a bear. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 26 |
| Potentilla hippiana var. hippiana Woolly Cinquefoil USDA POHIH |
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gynecological Aid Plant used to expedite childbirth. Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 26 |
| Potentilla hippiana var. hippiana Woolly Cinquefoil USDA POHIH |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of fresh leaves applied to injury. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 31 |
| Potentilla hippiana var. hippiana Woolly Cinquefoil USDA POHIH |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Cold infusion of root taken as 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 31 |
| Potentilla nana Willd. ex Schlecht. Arctic Cinquefoil USDA PONA6 |
Eskimo Drug, Unspecified Root eaten for the medicinal value. Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325 |
| Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis (L.) Aschers. & Graebn. Norwegian Cinquefoil USDA PONOM |
Chippewa Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of root gargled or root chewed for sore throat. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
| Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis (L.) Aschers. & Graebn. Norwegian Cinquefoil USDA PONOM |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Analgesic Cold infusion of whole plant used for pain. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 31 |
| Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis (L.) Aschers. & Graebn. Norwegian Cinquefoil USDA PONOM |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Venereal Aid Fumes from plant used for sexual infection. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 31 |
| Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis (L.) Aschers. & Graebn. Norwegian Cinquefoil USDA PONOM |
Ojibwa Drug, Cathartic Plant known to be a physic, even by the very young. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 384 |
| Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis (L.) Aschers. & Graebn. Norwegian Cinquefoil USDA PONOM |
Potawatomi Drug, Unspecified Root used for unspecified malady. 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 |
| Potentilla pensylvanica L. Pennsylvania Cinquefoil USDA POPEP5 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea Root used as a 'life medicine.' Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 31 |
| Potentilla recta L. Sulphur Cinquefoil USDA PORE5 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pounded leaves and stems applied to open sores and wounds. 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 |
| Potentilla recta L. Sulphur Cinquefoil USDA PORE5 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Internal Medicine Infusion of leaves taken for all types of internal troubles. 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 |
| Potentilla simplex Michx. Common Cinquefoil USDA POSI2 |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of root 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 29 |
| Potentilla simplex Michx. Common Cinquefoil USDA POSI2 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of astringent root used as a mouthwash for 'thrash.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
| Potentilla simplex Michx. Common Cinquefoil USDA POSI2 |
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge Used for 'fevers and acute diseases with great 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 29 |
| Potentilla simplex Michx. Common Cinquefoil USDA POSI2 |
Cherokee Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of root used as a mouthwash for 'thrash.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
| Potentilla simplex Michx. Common Cinquefoil USDA POSI2 |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Root eaten and infusion of root used by ballplayers 'for wind' and safety. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
| Potentilla sp. Five Finger |
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge Infusion given for fever. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74 |
| Potentilla sp. Five Finger |
Paiute Drug, Laxative Whole plant used as a laxative. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42 |