| Carya pallida (Ashe) Engl. & Graebn. Sand Hickory USDA CAPA24 |
Cherokee Drug, Oral Aid Bark chewed for sore mouth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
| Carya pallida (Ashe) Engl. & Graebn. Sand Hickory USDA CAPA24 |
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of bark taken by ball players to make limbs supple. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 38 |
| Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. American Chestnut USDA CADE12 |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Cold, compound infusion of bark used to stop bleeding after childbirth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29 |
| Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. American Chestnut USDA CADE12 |
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid Bark mixed into young dog's food for worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302 |
| Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don Madagascar Periwinkle USDA CARO14 |
Hawaiian Drug, Blood Medicine Bark and other plants pounded, the resulting liquid heated and taken to purify the blood. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 51 |
| Ceanothus americanus L. New Jersey Tea USDA CEAM |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Powdered bark applied to open sores caused by venereal disease. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381 |
| Ceanothus americanus L. New Jersey Tea USDA CEAM |
Iroquois Drug, Oral Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash for sore roof of the mouth. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 382 |
| Ceanothus americanus L. New Jersey Tea USDA CEAM |
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Root and bark were strongly astringent. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 240241 |
| Ceanothus sanguineus Pursh Redstem Ceanothus USDA CESA |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of dried, powdered bark applied to 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 119 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of bark used to settle stomach and decoction given for bowel complaint. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 25 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of root bark with another plant and wine taken for anemia. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 54 |
| Celastrus scandens L. American Bittersweet USDA CESC |
Iroquois Drug, Kidney Aid Compound decoction of roots and bark taken for dropsy or watery blood. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 376 |
| Celtis laevigata Willd. Sugarberry USDA CELAL |
Houma Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of bark taken for sore throat. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 57 |
| Celtis laevigata Willd. Sugarberry USDA CELAL |
Houma Drug, Venereal Aid Compound decoction of bark with powdered shells taken for venereal disease. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 57 |
| Celtis occidentalis L. Common Hackberry USDA CEOC |
Houma Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of bark taken for sore throat. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 57 |
| Celtis occidentalis L. Common Hackberry USDA CEOC |
Houma Drug, Venereal Aid Compound decoction of bark with powdered shells taken for venereal disease. Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 57 |
| Celtis occidentalis L. Common Hackberry USDA CEOC |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of bark used as 'woman's medicine' and regulated menses. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306 |
| Celtis occidentalis L. Common Hackberry USDA CEOC |
Meskwaki Drug, Veterinary Aid Inner bark fed to ponies as a conditioner. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 250 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Antidiarrheal Strong decoction of tree bark taken as a favorite medicine for dysentery. Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of bark used as a bath for sore eyes. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of bark used as wash for sore eyes. Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Febrifuge Root bark and bark used as a febrifuge. Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Tonic Root bark and bark used as a tonic. Campbell, T.N., 1951, Medicinal Plants Used by Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians in the Early Nineteenth Century, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41(9):285-290, page 287 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Toothache Remedy Bark chewed for toothache. Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 24 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Choctaw Drug, Toothache Remedy Bark chewed for toothaches. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Meskwaki Drug, Emetic Inner bark, very important medicine, used as an emetic. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 243 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Analgesic Decoction of bark taken for headaches. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 283 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of bark taken for fevers. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 283 |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Common Buttonbush USDA CEOC2 |
Seminole Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of bark taken for stomachaches. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 283 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Alabama Drug, Febrifuge Cold infusion of roots and inner bark taken for fever. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Alabama Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of root and inner bark taken for congestion. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 665 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Alabama Drug, Respiratory Aid Cold infusion of roots and inner bark taken for congestion. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of bark given for whooping cough. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Delaware Drug, Antiemetic Infusion of bark used as a cold drink for vomiting. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Delaware Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of bark used as a cold drink for fever. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 30 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Antiemetic Infusion of bark taken for vomiting. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 74 |
| Cercis canadensis L. Eastern Redbud USDA CECAC |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of bark taken for fever. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 25, 74 |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins California Redbud USDA CECAT |
Mendocino Indian Drug, Febrifuge Bark used for chills and fever. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 356 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Kawaiisu Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of bark and leaves taken for 'women's disease.' Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 18 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Kawaiisu Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of bark taken for gonorrhea. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 18 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Paiute Drug, Analgesic Decoction of bark taken for stomachaches. 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, 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 |
Paiute Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of bark taken 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, 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 |
Paiute 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 |
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction or infusion of dried bark or leaves taken for colds and 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 |
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of bark taken for colds. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38 |
| Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany USDA CELEL |
Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of bark or infusion of bark or leaves taken for coughs and 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 |
Paiute 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 |
Paiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of bark taken for stomachaches and stomach ulcers. 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 |