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Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Root used for stomach disorders.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 138
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Blackfoot Food, Soup
Bulbs eaten with soup.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 103
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Blackfoot Food, Unspecified
Bulbs eaten fresh.
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 103
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of boiled bulbs applied to wounds, contusions and dog bites.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 125
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Chippewa Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Poultice of bulbs applied to dog bites and caused dog's fangs to drop out.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 125
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of whole plant taken 'to bring away placenta after childbirth.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 282
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Iroquois Drug, Love Medicine
'Dry plants in sun, if twists together, wife is unfaithful; determines love.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 282
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Iroquois Drug, Love Medicine
Decoction of roots taken by wife as emetic and used as a wash 'if husband is unfaithful.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 282
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Malecite Drug, Adjuvant
Roots used to strengthen other medicines.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 245
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Malecite Drug, Cough Medicine
Roots used with roots of blackberry and mountain raspberry, staghorn sumac for coughs.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 251
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Malecite Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of ground roots used for swellings and bruises.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 245
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Malecite Drug, Febrifuge
Roots used with roots of blackberry and mountain raspberry, staghorn sumac for fevers.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 251
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Malecite Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Roots used with roots of blackberry and mountain raspberry, staghorn sumac for consumption.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 251
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of boiled, mashed root applied to sores.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Meskwaki Food, Vegetable
Straight roots gathered for potatoes.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 262
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Micmac Drug, Cough Medicine
Roots used for coughs.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Roots used for swellings and bruises.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Micmac Drug, Febrifuge
Roots used for fever.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Lilium philadelphicum L.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHP
Micmac Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Roots used for consumption and fever.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum (Nutt.) Ker-Gawl.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHA
Cree, Woodlands Food, Snack Food
Bulb segments eaten dried as a nibble.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 43
Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum (Nutt.) Ker-Gawl.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHA
Cree, Woodlands Food, Unspecified
Bulb segments eaten fresh.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 43
Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum (Nutt.) Ker-Gawl.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHA
Cree, Woodlands Food, Unspecified
Seeds and underground bulbs used for food.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 43
Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum (Nutt.) Ker-Gawl.
Wood Lily
USDA LIPHA
Dakota Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pulverized or chewed flowers applied as antidote for spider bites.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 71
Lilium rubescens S. Wats.
Redwood Lily
USDA LIRU
Karok Other, Decorations
Used for bouquets.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 34