| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Paiute Drug, Heart Medicine Decoction of leaves or bark taken for heart disorders. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of scraped bark given to children for diarrhea. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Paiute Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of bark taken for pneumonia. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Paiute Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Simple or compound decoction of dried bark used for tuberculosis. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of bark taken for venereal diseases. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Paiute, Northern Drug, Antihemorrhagic Decoction of dried bark taken for spitting up blood. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 129 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Paiute, Northern Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of dried bark taken for tuberculosis. Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 129 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound infusion of scraped bark given to children for diarrhea. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Blood Medicine Cold decoction of bark taken as a blood tonic. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Burn Dressing Powder or paste of bark or wood 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of bark taken for colds. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of bark taken for coughs. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pulverized leaves and bark 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Dermatological Aid Powder or paste of bark or wood applied to sores, cuts or wounds. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Eye Medicine Strained decoction of inner bark used as a wash for eye diseases. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Heart Medicine Decoction of leaves or bark taken for heart disorders. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of inner bark taken for diphtheria. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Pediatric Aid Compound infusion of scraped bark given to children for diarrhea. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound decoction of bark taken for tuberculosis. 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 122 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Unspecified Decoction of soft inner bark taken for unspecified purpose. 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid Compound decoction of bark taken as an 'unfailing cure for syphilis.' 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 53-55 |
| Cercocarpus montanus Raf. True Mountain Mahogany USDA CEMOM4 |
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Roots and bark used for stomach troubles. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 53 |
| Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber (S. Wats.) F.L. Martin Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CEMOG |
Mahuna Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of bark and roots taken for venereal disease or gonorrhea gleet (urethral discharge). Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 70 |
| Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach Alaska Cedar USDA CHNO |
Bella Coola Drug, Adjuvant Soft bark used as cover for poultices of Trautvetteria grandis & Ranunculus acris. 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 49 |
| Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach Alaska Cedar USDA CHNO |
Kwakiutl Drug, Strengthener Bark ash and oil used as a lotion to give strength to the very ill. 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 |
| Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P. Atlantic White Cedar USDA CHTH2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic Poultice of crushed leaves and bark applied for headache. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of barked, chewed roots applied to cuts and wounds. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 38 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of barked, macerated roots applied to boils, abscesses or wounds to draw out the infection. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 38 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Infusion of bark applied as poultice for pain anywhere in the body. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 389 |
| Cheirodendron gaudicchaudii Olapa |
Hawaiian Drug, Respiratory Aid Root bark and other plants pounded, squeezed and the resulting liquid taken for asthma. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 33 |
| Chelone glabra L. White Turtlehead USDA CHGL2 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Unspecified Infusion of roots and cedar bark used as a medicinal tea. 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 230 |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Mexican Tea USDA CHAMA16 |
Seminole Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root bark taken for stomach troubles. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 276 |
| Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen Alaweo USDA CHOA |
Hawaiian Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark mixture eaten by nursing mother to beautify the skin of the child during growth & development. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
| Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen Alaweo USDA CHOA |
Hawaiian Drug, Dietary Aid Bark chewed by nursing mother to benefit the child. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
| Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen Alaweo USDA CHOA |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Bark chewed by nursing mother to benefit the child. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
| Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen Alaweo USDA CHOA |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Bark mixture eaten by nursing mother to beautify the skin of the child during growth & development. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 20 |
| Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Abnaki Drug, Nose Medicine Powdered leaves mixed with bark from another plant and used as snuff for nasal inflammation. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 170 |
| Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Delaware Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder bark used as a blood purifier. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35 |
| Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Delaware Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder bark used to remove lung mucus. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35 |
| Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Delaware Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder bark used for bladder inflammation. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35 |
| Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Delaware Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder bark used for scrofula. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 35 |
| Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction of bark and roots taken to induce pregnancy. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 407 |
| Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound infusion of leaves and bark taken for miscarriage. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 407 |
| Chimaphila umbellata ssp. cisatlantica (Blake) Hult‚n Pipsissewa USDA CHUMC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Tonic Compound decoction of roots and bark taken as a tonic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 408 |
| Chionanthus virginicus L. White Fringetree USDA CHVI3 |
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used as wash or poultice as dressing for cuts or bruises. Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 23 |
| Chionanthus virginicus L. White Fringetree USDA CHVI3 |
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of roots or bark used as a wash for infected sores and wounds. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 50 |
| Chionanthus virginicus L. White Fringetree USDA CHVI3 |
Choctaw Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of beaten bark applied to cuts and bruises. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 50 |
| Chionanthus virginicus L. White Fringetree USDA CHVI3 |
Koasati Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash for cuts. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 50 |
| Cibotium chamissoi Kaulfuss Chamisso's Manfern USDA CICH |
Hawaiian Drug, Analgesic Infusion of powdered bark and other plants taken for chest pains. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 43 |
| Cibotium chamissoi Kaulfuss Chamisso's Manfern USDA CICH |
Hawaiian Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of powdered bark and other plants taken to purify the blood. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 43 |