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Iris versicolor L.
Harlequin Blueflag
USDA IRVE2
Abnaki Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Iris versicolor L.
Harlequin Blueflag
USDA IRVE2
Abnaki Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 175
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Abnaki Drug, Cold Remedy
Used for head colds.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
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
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Abnaki Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of plant and bark from another plant used for coughs.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 163
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Abnaki Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of bark and roots from other plants taken for persistent coughs.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 163
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Abnaki Drug, Cough Medicine
Used for coughs.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Abnaki Drug, Cold Remedy
Used for head colds.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
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
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum
Feather Solomon's Seal
USDA MARAR
Abnaki Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of plant taken for spitting up blood.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 174
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum
Feather Solomon's Seal
USDA MARAR
Abnaki Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Used by men for spitting up blood.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum
Feather Solomon's Seal
USDA MARAR
Abnaki Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Used for spitting up blood.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Mentha arvensis L.
Canadian Mint
USDA MEAR4
Abnaki Drug, Panacea
Used by children for maladies.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Mentha arvensis L.
Canadian Mint
USDA MEAR4
Abnaki Drug, Pediatric Aid
Used by children for maladies.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Mentha arvensis L.
Canadian Mint
USDA MEAR4
Abnaki Drug, Pediatric Aid
Used for crying babies.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171
Mentha arvensis L.
Canadian Mint
USDA MEAR4
Abnaki Drug, Sedative
Used for crying babies.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 171
Mitchella repens L.
Partridgeberry
USDA MIRE
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of plant applied to swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 173
Mitchella repens L.
Partridgeberry
USDA MIRE
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Used for swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Nuphar sp.
Yellow Pond Lily
Abnaki Drug, Love Medicine
Used as an anaphrodisiac.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Nuphar sp.
Yellow Pond Lily
Abnaki Drug, Psychological Aid
Infusion of roots taken by men to inhibit sexual drives for two months.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 167
Nymphaea sp.
Water Lily
Abnaki Drug, Psychological Aid
Infusion of roots taken by men to inhibit sexual drives for two months.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 167
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Abnaki Drug, Urinary Aid
Infusion of cones taken for urinary troubles.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 164
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Abnaki Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of bark and another plant used for coughs.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 163
Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
USDA PLMA2
Abnaki Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of leaves applied for pain.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 172
Plantago major L.
Common Plantain
USDA PLMA2
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of leaves applied to the foot for rheumatism or swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 172
Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh
Hairy Solomon's Seal
USDA POPU4
Abnaki Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of plant taken for spitting up blood.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 174
Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh
Hairy Solomon's Seal
USDA POPU4
Abnaki Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Used by women for spitting up blood.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh
Hairy Solomon's Seal
USDA POPU4
Abnaki Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Used for spitting up blood.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Polypodium virginianum L.
Rock Polypody
USDA POVI7
Abnaki Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of whole plant used for stomachaches.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 162
Polypodium virginianum L.
Rock Polypody
USDA POVI7
Abnaki Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Used for stomachaches.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Abnaki Drug, Anthelmintic
Infusion of bark taken as a vermifuge.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 165
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Abnaki Drug, Anthelmintic
Used as a vermifuge.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Ranunculus acris L.
Tall Buttercup
USDA RAACA3
Abnaki Drug, Analgesic
Flowers and leaves smashed and sniffed for headaches.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 166
Ranunculus acris L.
Tall Buttercup
USDA RAACA3
Abnaki Drug, Analgesic
Used for headaches.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Salix sp.

Abnaki Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of bark and bark from two other plants used for eye pain.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 170
Salix sp.

Abnaki Drug, Eye Medicine
Used for sore eyes.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
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
Symplocarpus foetidus (L.) Salisb. ex Nutt.
Skunk Cabbage
USDA SYFO
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Used for swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 153
Taxus canadensis Marsh.
Canada Yew
USDA TACA7
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Leaves used for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Taxus canadensis Marsh.
Canada Yew
USDA TACA7
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Infusion of leaves taken for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 163
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of powdered leaves applied to swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 163
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Used for swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Abnaki Drug, Panacea
Leaves made into pillows and used as a panacea.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium
USDA TRER3
Abnaki Drug, Panacea
Bulbs ground and given to sick children with unidentified illnesses.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 174
Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium
USDA TRER3
Abnaki Drug, Panacea
Used by children for maladies.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium
USDA TRER3
Abnaki Drug, Pediatric Aid
Bulbs ground and given to sick children with unidentified illnesses.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 174
Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium
USDA TRER3
Abnaki Drug, Pediatric Aid
Used by children for maladies.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock
USDA TSCA
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Used as a medicine for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock
USDA TSCA
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Decoction of leaves taken for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 164