| Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex Forbes Pacific Silver Fir USDA ABAM |
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Poultice of pitch and buttercup roots used for tuberculosis. 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 97 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of gum applied to open sores, insect bites, boils and infections. 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 124 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Poultice Needles used for making poultices. 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 124 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pitch applied to cuts. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Cancer Treatment Poultice of gum and dried beaver kidneys applied for cancer. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 37 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction used as wash and poultice applied to cuts, bruises, sprains and sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Menominee Drug, Unspecified Poultice of fresh inner bark used for unspecified illnesses. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 45 |
| Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. White Fir USDA ABCOC |
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of fresh pitch applied to cuts. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 30 |
| Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. White Fir USDA ABCOC |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Simple or compound poultice of warm pitch applied to sores or boils. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 30 |
| Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. Grand Fir USDA ABGRG |
Gitksan Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of compound containing bark applied for rheumatism. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 50 |
| Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. Grand Fir USDA ABGRG |
Gitksan Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of compound containing bark applied to boils or ulcers. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 50 |
| Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. Grand Fir USDA ABGRG |
Gitksan Drug, Pulmonary Aid Poultice of compound containing bark used as a chest plaster for lung hemorrhage. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 50 |
| Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. Grand Fir USDA ABGRG |
Shuswap Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of soft pitch applied to sores. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
| Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. Grand Fir USDA ABGRG |
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Poultice of pitch and buttercup roots used for tuberculosis. 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 97 |
| Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Subalpine Fir USDA ABLAL |
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy Poultice of leaves applied for chest colds. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 17 |
| Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Subalpine Fir USDA ABLAL |
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy Poultice of plant applied for chest colds. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 273 |
| Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Subalpine Fir USDA ABLAL |
Blackfoot Drug, Febrifuge Poultice of leaves applied for fevers. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 17 |
| Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Subalpine Fir USDA ABLAL |
Blackfoot Drug, Febrifuge Poultice of plant applied for fevers. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 273 |
| Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Subalpine Fir USDA ABLAL |
Montana Indian Drug, Cold Remedy Poultice of needles used for colds. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 2 |
| Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Subalpine Fir USDA ABLAL |
Montana Indian Drug, Febrifuge Poultice of needles used for chest fevers. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 2 |
| Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Subalpine Fir USDA ABLAL |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pitch used alone for cuts or with Vaseline for sores. The pitch was smeared over injuries and covered with a bandage. In earlier times, animal fat was probably used in place of Vaseline 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 97 |
| Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Subalpine Fir USDA ABLAL |
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Poultice of pitch and buttercup roots used for tuberculosis. 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 97 |
| Abies sp. Balsam Fir |
Carrier Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed nodules applied to wounds. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 71 |
| Abies sp. Balsam Fir |
Carrier Drug, Eye Medicine Poultice of pitch applied to injured eyes. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 70 |
| Abronia turbinata Torr. ex S. Wats. Transmontane Sand Verbena USDA ABTU |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of mashed leaves applied to swellings. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 30 |
| Abronia villosa S. Wats. Desert Sand Verbena USDA ABVIV |
Shoshoni Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of mashed roots applied to burns. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 30 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of bark applied as poultice for paralysis. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Penobscot Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of steeped bark applied to swollen limbs. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
| Acer spicatum Lam. Mountain Maple USDA ACSP2 |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled root chips applied to wounds and abscesses. Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 118 |
| Acer spicatum Lam. Mountain Maple USDA ACSP2 |
Malecite Drug, Eye Medicine Poultice of outside bark used for sore eyes. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 248 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Poultice Leaves used for poultices. 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 240 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of chewed leaves applied to burns. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 65 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of leaves and eulachon grease applied to the chest and back of children for bronchitis. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Respiratory Aid Poultice of leaves and eulachon grease applied to the chest and back of children for bronchitis. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of chewed flowers applied to swollen parts. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 74 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Carrier, Southern Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves applied to swellings. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 65 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Carrier, Southern Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of chewed leaves applied to sprains. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 65 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Crow Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of plant used for burns. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Crow Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of plant used for boils and open sores. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Gosiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of plant applied for rheumatism. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 360 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Gosiute Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of plant applied to joints affected by rheumatism. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 350 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Gosiute Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of plant applied to bruises. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 360 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Plant chewed and poultice of leaves applied for neuralgia. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge Poultice of plant applied and infusion of plant used for fevers. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 103 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Karok Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of soaked stalks and leaves applied to wounds. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 390 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Klallam Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves applied to sores. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 49 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Cold Remedy Poultice of leaves applied to the chest for colds. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 278 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves applied or compound rubbed on sores and swellings. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 266 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Kwakiutl Drug, Gynecological Aid Poultice of leaves applied to chest for hardened breasts after childbirth. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 278 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Lakota Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of dried and chewed plants applied to wounds and sores. Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 46 |