| Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honeylocust USDA GLTR |
Meskwaki Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of twig bark used for bad colds. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228229 |
| Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honeylocust USDA GLTR |
Meskwaki Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of bark used for fevers. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228229 |
| Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honeylocust USDA GLTR |
Meskwaki Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of bark used for measles and especially smallpox. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228229 |
| Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honeylocust USDA GLTR |
Meskwaki Drug, Tonic Decoction of bark taken by patient to help regain flesh and strength. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 228229 |
| Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honeylocust USDA GLTR |
Rappahannock Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of roots and bark used as a cold medicine. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 31 |
| Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honeylocust USDA GLTR |
Rappahannock Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of roots and bark used as a cough medicine. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 31 |
| Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Broom Snakeweed USDA GUSA2 |
Navajo Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Wood made into charcoal used in the medicines applied to the ailing gods. Two kinds of charcoal were used in the medicines which were applied to the ailing gods. The first was made from the bark of the pine and willow. The second was made from this plant and three-lobed sagebrush, to which were added the feathers dropped from a live crow and a live buzzard. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 86 |
| Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch Kentucky Coffeetree USDA GYDI |
Dakota Drug, Stimulant Pulverized root bark used as snuff to cause sneezing in comatose patient. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89, 90 |
| Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch Kentucky Coffeetree USDA GYDI |
Omaha Drug, Dietary Aid Bark used as an appetizer. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335 |
| Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch Kentucky Coffeetree USDA GYDI |
Omaha Drug, Hemostat Root bark used for hemorrhages, especially from nose and during childbirth. Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 584 |
| Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch Kentucky Coffeetree USDA GYDI |
Omaha Drug, Stimulant Pulverized root bark used as snuff to cause sneezing in comatose patient. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89, 90 |
| Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch Kentucky Coffeetree USDA GYDI |
Omaha Drug, Tonic Bark used as a tonic. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 335 |
| Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch Kentucky Coffeetree USDA GYDI |
Pawnee Drug, Stimulant Pulverized root bark used as snuff to cause sneezing in comatose patient. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89, 90 |
| Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch Kentucky Coffeetree USDA GYDI |
Ponca Drug, Stimulant Pulverized root bark used as snuff to cause sneezing in comatose patient. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89, 90 |
| Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch Kentucky Coffeetree USDA GYDI |
Winnebago Drug, Stimulant Pulverized root bark used as snuff to cause sneezing in comatose patient. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 89, 90 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Cherokee Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of bark taken for tuberculosis. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 62 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of inner bark used as lotion for skin troubles. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 131 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Chippewa Drug, Emetic Inner bark used, especially in cases of poisoning, as an emetic. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 131 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Chippewa Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of inner bark used as a wash for sore eyes. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 131 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of twig bark taken for bloody dysentery. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 346 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark used as an astringent. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 347 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Iroquois Drug, Dietary Aid Decoction of bark taken 'when one can't eat,' to stimulate the appetite. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 346 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Decoction of bark taken as an emetic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 346 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Iroquois Drug, Kidney Aid Decoction of twigs taken and poultice of bark used to regulate the kidneys. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 348 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Iroquois Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of twig bark taken for cholera. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 346 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of shoots taken and poultice of bark used for bruises. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 347 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of bark taken for lung troubles or for spots and scars on lungs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 348 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound decoction of roots or bark taken for consumption. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 346 |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. American Witchhazel USDA HAVI4 |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Compound decoction of bark taken for venereal disease. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 347 |
| Heracleum maximum Bartr. Common Cowparsnip USDA HEMA80 |
Gitksan Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Roots, red elder bark and juniper boughs used as a smudge for evil witchcraft victims. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 25 |
| Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roemer Toyon USDA HEARA2 |
Diegueno Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of bark and leaves used as wash for infected wounds. Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 217 |
| Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Sea Hibiscus USDA HITI |
Hawaiian Drug, Gynecological Aid Slimy substance from inner bark and water taken before or between the pain accompanying childbirth. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 39 |
| Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Sea Hibiscus USDA HITI |
Hawaiian Drug, Laxative Slimy substance from bark or the flower bases used as a laxative for adults and children. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 39 |
| Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Sea Hibiscus USDA HITI |
Hawaiian Drug, Pediatric Aid Slimy substance from bark or the flower bases used as a laxative for adults and children. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 39 |
| Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Sea Hibiscus USDA HITI |
Hawaiian Drug, Pulmonary Aid Bark and other plants crushed, water added, strained and resulting liquid taken for congested chest. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 39 |
| Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. Oceanspray USDA HODI |
Lummi Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of inner bark used as an eyewash. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 33 |
| Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. Oceanspray USDA HODI |
Makah Drug, Tonic Decoction of bark taken as a tonic by convalescents and athletes. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 33 |
| Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. Oceanspray USDA HODI |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Burn Dressing Bark dried, powdered, mixed with Vaseline and used on burns. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 126 |
| Hydrangea arborescens L. Wild Hydrangea USDA HYAR |
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic Used as an antiemetic and cold infusion of bark used as antiemetic for children. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Hydrangea arborescens L. Wild Hydrangea USDA HYAR |
Cherokee Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of scraped bark used for burns. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Hydrangea arborescens L. Wild Hydrangea USDA HYAR |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Used for ulcers and poultice of scraped bark used for 'risings.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Hydrangea arborescens L. Wild Hydrangea USDA HYAR |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Infusion of bark given to induce vomiting to 'throw off disordered bile.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Hydrangea arborescens L. Wild Hydrangea USDA HYAR |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Bark chewed for stomach trouble. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Hydrangea arborescens L. Wild Hydrangea USDA HYAR |
Cherokee Drug, Hypotensive Bark chewed for high blood pressure. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Hydrangea arborescens L. Wild Hydrangea USDA HYAR |
Cherokee Drug, Liver Aid Infusion of bark given to induce vomiting to 'throw off disordered bile.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Hydrangea arborescens L. Wild Hydrangea USDA HYAR |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Used as an antiemetic and cold infusion of bark used as antiemetic for children. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Hydrangea arborescens L. Wild Hydrangea USDA HYAR |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Inner bark and leaves used as a stimulant. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
| Hydrangea cinerea Small Ashy Hydrangea USDA HYCI3 |
Cherokee Drug, Antiemetic Infusion of bark scrapings taken for vomiting bile. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 25 |
| Hydrangea cinerea Small Ashy Hydrangea USDA HYCI3 |
Cherokee Drug, Liver Aid Infusion of bark scrapings taken for vomiting bile. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 25 |
| Hypericum fasciculatum Lam. Peelbark St. Johnswort USDA HYFA |
Seminole Drug, Cathartic Infusion of roots taken for rat sickness: blocked urination and bowels. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 231 |