| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Compound decoction taken 'for menstrual period.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of inner bark taken for dysentery. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
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 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic Decoction of roots taken by women during menses as a cathartic. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic Taken as a purgative. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of inner bark taken for cough. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark ooze used as wash for infected sores and infusion given for infant rash. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Decoction of roots taken by women during menses as an emetic. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Taken 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 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Compound used in steam bath for indigestion or biliousness. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction used to aid in expelling afterbirth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of roots taken by women during menses as an emetic and cathartic. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of inner bark taken for measles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Other Compound infusion of bark taken for 'bad 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 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion given for infant rash. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of inner barks taken for difficult urination with yellow discharge. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid Taken for milky urine. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Fiber, Building Material Wood used for lumber. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Cherokee Other, Fasteners Wood used to make buttons. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Creek Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Bark used in medicine taken for pulmonary tuberculosis. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Creek Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of bark taken for pulmonary tuberculosis. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 26 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Delaware Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of three chips from east side of honey locust and sycamore trees used as drinks for colds. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Delaware Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of bark mixed with honey locust bark and used as a gargle for hoarseness and sore throat. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cold Remedy Compound infusion of bark taken for colds. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Throat Aid Compound infusion of bark gargled for hoarseness and sore throat. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 78 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Compound infusion of bark and roots used as foot soak for rheumatism. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 348 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound decoction used for skin eruptions, scabs and eczema. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 348 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Mahuna Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for internal ulcers. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 24 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Mahuna Drug, Respiratory Aid Plant used for catarrh. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 24 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic Bark eaten for internal pains. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Meskwaki Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of bark taken as a blood purifier and used for colds. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Meskwaki Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of bark used for colds and to purify the blood. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound containing bark used on knife or axe wounds. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Meskwaki Drug, Dietary Aid Bark eaten to become fat. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Meskwaki Drug, Hemostat Bark used for hemorrhages and lung troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Meskwaki Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of bark used as wash to dry smallpox pustules and prevent scars. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235 |
| Platanus occidentalis L. American Sycamore USDA PLOC |
Meskwaki Drug, Pulmonary Aid Bark used for lung troubles and hemorrhages. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 235 |
| Platanus racemosa Nutt. California Sycamore USDA PLRA |
Cahuilla Fiber, Building Material Limbs and branches used in house construction. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 105 |
| Platanus racemosa Nutt. California Sycamore USDA PLRA |
Costanoan Drug, Panacea Infusion of plant used as a general remedy. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 20 |
| Platanus racemosa Nutt. California Sycamore USDA PLRA |
Costanoan Food, Unspecified Inner bark used for food. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
| Platanus racemosa Nutt. California Sycamore USDA PLRA |
Costanoan Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to wrap bread during baking. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
| Platanus racemosa Nutt. California Sycamore USDA PLRA |
Diegueno Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of bark used as a tonic for the blood. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 217 |
| Platanus racemosa Nutt. California Sycamore USDA PLRA |
Diegueno Drug, Respiratory Aid Decoction of bark taken for a week for asthma. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 30 |
| Platanus racemosa Nutt. California Sycamore USDA PLRA |
Kawaiisu Drug, Unspecified Decoction of small bark pieces taken for an unrecorded indisposition. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 53 |
| Platanus racemosa Nutt. California Sycamore USDA PLRA |
Kawaiisu Drug, Unspecified Infusion of bark taken for the relief of some indisposition. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 53 |
| Platanus racemosa Nutt. California Sycamore USDA PLRA |
Kawaiisu Food, Beverage Small bark pieces boiled in water and drunk warm with sugar. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 53 |