| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Seminole Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Seminole Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Acer rubrum var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn. ex Nutt.) Sarg. Drummond's Maple USDA ACRUD |
Koasati Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of bark taken and used as a wash for gun wounds. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 39 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Infusion of bark taken for cramps. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Eye Medicine Inner bark boiled and used with water as wash for sore eyes. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound infusion of bark taken for 'female trouble' and cramps. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Hot infusion of bark given for measles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark boiled and used as a wash for old, stubborn, running sores. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark, removed from south side of tree, taken for cough. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of root bark taken for gonorrhea. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 232 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of inner bark used for diarrhea. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Diuretic Compound decoction of inner bark taken as a diuretic. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Acer saccharum Marsh. Sugar Maple USDA ACSAS |
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine Compound infusion of bark used as drops for blindness. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
| Acer saccharum Marsh. Sugar Maple USDA ACSAS |
Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of bark with another whole plant taken by forest runners for shortness of breath. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 52 |
| Acer saccharum Marsh. Sugar Maple USDA ACSAS |
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine Inner bark used as a cough remedy. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 128 |
| Acer saccharum Marsh. Sugar Maple USDA ACSAS |
Potawatomi Drug, Expectorant Inner bark used as an expectorant. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 37 |
| Acer spicatum Lam. Mountain Maple USDA ACSP2 |
Iroquois Drug, Antihemorrhagic Compound decoction of roots and bark taken for internal hemorrhage. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 377 |
| Acer spicatum Lam. Mountain Maple USDA ACSP2 |
Malecite Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion 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 |
| 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 |
| Acer spicatum Lam. Mountain Maple USDA ACSP2 |
Micmac Drug, Eye Medicine Bark used for sore eyes. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Acer spicatum Lam. Mountain Maple USDA ACSP2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Cough Medicine Compound containing inner bark used as cough syrup. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 37 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound decoction of plants, bark and roots taken for diarrhea. 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, Antiemetic Decoction or infusion of plants, bark and roots taken for vomiting. 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, Blood Medicine Compound decoction of plants, roots and bark taken as a blood purifier. 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, Venereal Aid Compound decoction of plants, roots and bark taken for venereal disease. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 470 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Micmac Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Dried, powdered bark or green leaves rubbed over swellings. Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 25 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid Dried, powdered bark or green leaves rubbed over bruises. Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 25 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Micmac Drug, Orthopedic Aid Dried, powdered bark or green leaves rubbed over sprains. Wallis, Wilson D., 1922, Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians, American Anthropologist 24:24-30, page 25 |
| Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. California Buckeye USDA AECA |
Costanoan Drug, Toothache Remedy Decoction of bark used for toothaches and loose teeth. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 23 |
| Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. California Buckeye USDA AECA |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Toothache Remedy Bark placed in cavity of tooth for toothaches. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 366 |
| Aesculus pavia L. Red Buckeye USDA AEPAP |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of bark and cold compound infusion of bark used in delivery. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 27 |
| Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. Indian Walnut USDA ALMO2 |
Hawaiian Drug, Respiratory Aid Bark and other plants pounded, resulting liquid heated and taken for asthma. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 56 |
| Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. European Alder USDA ALGL2 |
Rappahannock Drug, Panacea Infusion of bark used according to diagnosis. 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 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Blackfoot Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of bark taken for scrofula. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Chippewa Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of bark taken for anemia. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 128 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Chippewa Drug, Emetic Compound decoction of scraped inner bark taken as an emetic. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of inner bark used as a wash for sore eyes. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Laxative Bark removed by scraping downwards used as a laxative. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Kutenai Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of bark taken for menstrual regulation. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Malecite Drug, Oral Aid Bark chewed and used for ulcerated mouths. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 245 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Menominee Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of root bark taken to congest loose mucous during a cold. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of root bark used as an astringent, healing wash for sores. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of inner bark applied to swellings. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Menominee Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of root bark used as a wash for horses with saddle gall. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Micmac Drug, Oral Aid Bark used for ulcerated mouth. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of bark taken for flux. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid Juice of inner bark used as a wash for the itch. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of bark used for 'flushing the vagina.' Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Infusion of bark injected rectally for piles. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Veterinary Aid Powdered bark used as an astringent for horse galls. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |