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Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Abnaki Drug, Abortifacient
Used as an abortifacient.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Abnaki Drug, Veterinary Aid
Used as an abortifacient for horses.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 167
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Algonquin Drug, Love Medicine
Used as a love charm and red dye for skin, clothing and weapons.
Bradley, Will T., 1936, Medical Practices of the New England Aborigines, Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 25(2):138-147, page 142
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Heart Medicine
Root chewed for heart trouble.
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 171
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Tonic
Rhizomes used to make a medicinal tonic.
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 171
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of root in small doses and infusion with broomsedge used for coughs.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Used as wash for ulcers and sores and infusion with vinegar used for tetterworm.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Cherokee Drug, Nose Medicine
Used as 'snuff for polypus.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of root taken in small doses for lung inflammations and croup.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Pulverized root sniffed for catarrh.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Cherokee Dye, Red
Roots used as a red dye in basket making.
Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 74
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Cherokee Dye, Red
Used to make a red dye.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 26
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Chippewa Drug, Analgesic
Compound decoction of root taken for cramps.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Chippewa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Compound decoction of root taken for stomach cramps.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Chippewa Drug, Unspecified
Plant used medicinally.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 131
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Chippewa Dye, Red
Roots boiled with the inner barks of other trees and used to make a red dye.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 371
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Chippewa Dye, Red
Roots dug in the fall and used to make a red dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 131
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Chippewa Dye, Yellow
Double handful of shredded roots boiled with wild plum roots to make a dark yellow dye.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 374
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Chippewa Dye, Yellow
Green or dried roots pounded and steeped to make a dark yellow dye.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 373
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Delaware Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Combined with other roots and used as a stomach remedy.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Delaware Drug, Strengthener
Pea sized piece of roots taken every morning for thirty days for general debility.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Delaware Other, Ceremonial Items
Roots used to make the face paint for the Big House Ceremony.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 38
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Compound containing root used as a 'stomach remedy.'
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 80
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Panacea
Piece of root eaten daily 'for general debility.'
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 80
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Tonic
Root used in a tonic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 80
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Delaware, Oklahoma Other, Ceremonial Items
Root used as a ceremonial face paint.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 32, 80
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Antiemetic
Infusion of powdered root taken for vomiting.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 68, 82
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Blood Medicine
Compound containing root taken as a blood purifier.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 68, 82
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of roots taken for inside pain.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 335
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Anthelmintic
Compound infusion of roots and whisky taken as blood remedy and for tape worms.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 338
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal
Compound infusion of plants taken for diarrhea.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 336
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Antiemetic
Compound infusion of plants taken for vomiting.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 336
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Infusion of roots taken for stomach and lump hemorrhages.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 335
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Compound infusion of roots taken as a blood purifier.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 337
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Compound infusion of roots taken to purify the blood and loosen the bowels.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 336
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of branches taken as a blood tonic, 'don't vomit.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 336
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Carminative
Compound decoction of roots taken for stomach gas.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 336
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction or infusion of roots taken for colds.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 337
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy
Dried plant used as a snuff for head colds.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 335
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy
Plant chewed for colds.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 338
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine
Compound infusion of roots and liquor taken as consumption cough medicine.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 336
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of powdered roots or infusion of roots taken for coughs.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 337
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of roots taken for swellings above the waist, wounds and sores.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 338
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of mashed roots taken or poultice applied to cuts or poison ivy.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 336
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of split root used as a wash for cuts and boils.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 337
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant chewed for sores and cuts.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 338
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant juice taken as a wound medicine.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 336
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of cooked roots applied to cuts and wounds.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 337
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of plants applied for drawing thorns and slivers or on leg sores.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 336
Sanguinaria canadensis L.
Bloodroot
USDA SACA13
Iroquois Drug, Ear Medicine
Infusion of dried root fragments used as ear drops for earaches.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 44