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Acorus
229 entries
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Abnaki Drug (Carminative)
Used for stomach gases.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore
11:145-182 (p. 154)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Abnaki Drug (Carminative)
Decoction of roots taken for stomach gas.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore
11:145-182 (p. 175)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of ground roots taken for colds.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of
Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums
of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 135)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of ground roots and choke cherry taken for coughs.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of
Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums
of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 135)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Infusion of ground roots taken after childbirth and for symptoms of
menopause.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of
Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums
of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 135)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Heart Medicine)
Infusion of ground roots and pepperroot taken for heart disease.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of
Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums
of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 135)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Preventive Medicine)
Carried on the person in order to avoid contracting a disease.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of
Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums
of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 135)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Blackfoot Drug (Analgesic)
Rootstock ground, mixed with tobacco and smoked inhaled for headaches.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta.
Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 23)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Blackfoot Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Poultice of crushed rootstocks and hot water applied for cramps.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta.
Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 23)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Blackfoot Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Poultice of crushed rootstocks and hot water applied to sore chests.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta.
Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 23)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Blackfoot Drug (Throat Aid)
Poultice of crushed rootstocks and hot water applied to sore throats.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta.
Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 23)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Blackfoot Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Poultice of crushed rootstocks and hot water applied to toothaches.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta.
Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 23)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Analgesic)
Root chewed for headache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Anthelmintic)
Used for worms.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Anticonvulsive)
Infusion given to "prevent recurrent spasms."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Root chewed and juice swallowed for diarrhea.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Carminative)
Used for flatulent colic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Cold Remedy)
Root variously chewed or used in infusion for colds.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Used for "white swelling."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Diaphoretic)
Used as a diaphoretic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Diuretic)
Used as a diuretic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
"Possesses stimulant and stomachic virtues" and used for "gravel."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Kidney Aid)
Used for yellowish urine and "dropsy."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Stimulant)
"Possesses stimulant and stomachic virtues" and used for "gravel."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Throat Aid)
Root chewed for sore throat.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cherokee Drug (Urinary Aid)
Used for flatulent colic, "white swelling," worms, yellowish urine and
"gravel."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 28)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction of root taken for bowel pain.
Grinnell, George Bird 1905 Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines. American
Anthropologist 7:37-43 (p. 42)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion of root taken for bowel pain.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and
Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 171)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Analgesic)
Plant smoked for headaches.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 7)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used in a sweat lodge ceremony.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 7)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Cold Remedy)
Plant smoked or infusion of roots taken for colds.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 7)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Diuretic)
Infusion of roots taken as a diuretic.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 7)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Decoction of root taken for bowel pain.
Grinnell, George Bird 1905 Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines. American
Anthropologist 7:37-43 (p. 42)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Laxative)
Infusion of roots taken as a laxative.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 7)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Panacea)
Chewed root rubbed on skin for any illness.
Grinnell, George Bird 1905 Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines. American
Anthropologist 7:37-43 (p. 42)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Panacea)
Root chewed and rubbed on the skin for any illness.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and
Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 171)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Bit of root tied to child's clothing to keep the night spirits away.
Grinnell, George Bird 1905 Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines. American
Anthropologist 7:37-43 (p. 42)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Root tied to child's dress or blanket to keep away the night spirits.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and
Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 171)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Witchcraft Medicine)
Bit of root tied to clothes to keep night spirits away from children.
Grinnell, George Bird 1905 Some Cheyenne Plant Medicines. American
Anthropologist 7:37-43 (p. 42)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Witchcraft Medicine)
Root tied to child's dress or blanket to keep away the night spirits.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and
Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 171)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Drug (Witchcraft Medicine)
Plant used to ward off ghosts.
Hart, Jeffrey A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians
of Montana. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55 (p. 7)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Drug (Cathartic)
Warm infusion of root taken as a physic by children and adults.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 344)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Drug (Cold Remedy)
Decoction of root taken or snuff of pulverized root used for colds.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 340)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of plants taken for colds.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor.
University of Michigan Press (p. 124)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of plants taken for coughs.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor.
University of Michigan Press (p. 124)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Drug (Hunting Medicine)
Decoction of roots used on fish nets as a charm.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 376)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Decoction of root taken and dried root chewed by children for toothache.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 342)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Decoction of root used by children as a gargle for sore throat.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 342)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of root taken by children and adults as a physic.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 344)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Infusion of plants taken for bronchial troubles.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor.
University of Michigan Press (p. 124)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Drug (Throat Aid)
Decoction of root gargled by children and root chewed by adults for
sore throat.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 342)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Decoction of root taken or root chewed, especially by children, for
toothache.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 342)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Rootstock ground, mixed with water and taken for an upset stomach.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta.
Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 23)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree Drug (Throat Aid)
Rootstock peeled, chewed and liquid swallowed for sore throats.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta.
Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 23)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Alberta Drug (Hallucinogen)
Root chewed for the hallucinogenic effects.
Smith, G. Warren 1973 Arctic Pharmacognosia. Arctic 26:324-333 (p. 331)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Alberta Drug (Stimulant)
Root chewed for the stimulant effects.
Smith, G. Warren 1973 Arctic Pharmacognosia. Arctic 26:324-333 (p. 331)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Alberta Drug (Unspecified)
Root chewed for the medicinal effects.
Smith, G. Warren 1973 Arctic Pharmacognosia. Arctic 26:324-333 (p. 331)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Adjuvant)
Roots added to any decoction to improve medicinal action.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice of powdered roots and yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip
roots applied for headaches.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Decoction of rootstocks used for coughing up blood.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of powdered roots & yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip
roots applied to painful joints.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of powdered roots and yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip
roots applied for muscle pain.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of powdered roots and yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip
roots applied for rheumatism.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Rootstocks used for sore muscles and rheumatic pains.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Cold Remedy)
Rootstock chewed to prevent getting a cold after sweating during the
winter.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Cold Remedy)
Roots smoked in a pipe for colds.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Cold Remedy)
Dried rootstock chewed for colds.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Cough Medicine)
Rootstock chewed for coughs from colds.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Cough Medicine)
Dried rootstock chewed for coughs.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Decoction of rootstocks used for rash from touching nettles or other
irritating plants.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of powdered roots and yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip
roots applied to flesh worms.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of chewed rootstock applied to cuts.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Ear Medicine)
Poultice of water softened rootstock applied to the ear for earaches.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Febrifuge)
Rootstocks used for severe chill.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Grated rootstocks in water taken for stomachaches.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Rootstocks used for upset stomachs.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Hemostat)
Poultice of chewed rootstock applied as a styptic.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Decoction of rootstocks used for lower back pains.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Poultice of powdered roots & yellow pond lily roots or cow parsnip
roots applied to limb swellings.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Rootstock used for facial paralysis.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Panacea)
Grated rootstocks used as an ingredient in a many herb remedy for
various ailments.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Decoction of rootstocks used for sickness related to teething.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Decoction of rootstocks used for whooping cough.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Decoction of rootstocks used for stabbing pains in the chest.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Throat Aid)
Decoction of rootstocks used for sore throats.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Throat Aid)
Dried rootstock chewed for sore throats.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Decoction of rootstocks used for sickness related to teething.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Poultice of chewed rootstock applied to aching teeth.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cree, Woodlands Drug (Venereal Aid)
Decoction of rootstocks used for venereal disease.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 24)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Dakota Drug (Carminative)
Dried roots taken as a carminative.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by
the Dakota. Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society
17:358-70 (p. 359)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Dakota Drug (Carminative)
Plant used as a carminative and decoction taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Dakota Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Blades of grass used as garlands in mystery ceremonies.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Dakota Drug (Cold Remedy)
Rootstock chewed, decoction taken or smoke treatment used for colds.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Dakota Drug (Cough Medicine)
Rootstock chewed as a cough remedy.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Dakota Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of plant taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Dakota Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of pounded rootstock taken for colic.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Dakota Drug (Panacea)
Rootstock regarded as a panacea.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Dakota Drug (Psychological Aid)
Paste of rootstock rubbed on warrior's face to prevent excitement and
fear.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Dakota Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Rootstock chewed for toothache.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Delaware Drug (Abortifacient)
Infusion of roots used for suppressed menses.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related
Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 37)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Delaware Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of roots used for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related
Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 37)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Delaware Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of roots used for coughs.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related
Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 37)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Delaware Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Roots used with sassafras roots for intestinal pains.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related
Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 37)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Abortifacient)
Compound containing root taken for suppressed menses.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice
and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p.
31, 74)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Analgesic)
Compound containing root used for stomachache and intestinal pains.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice
and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p.
31, 74)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Cold Remedy)
Compound containing root taken for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice
and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p.
31, 74)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Cough Medicine)
Infusion of root taken for coughs, colds and suppressed menses.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice
and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 31)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Delaware, Ontario Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of scraped root taken for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice
and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 31)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Anthelmintic)
Compound infusion of roots taken for tape worms.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 279)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Blood Medicine)
Infusion of plant and another plant given to children with poor blood
circulation.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72
(p. 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Blood Medicine)
Compound infusion of roots taken as a blood remedy.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 279)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Cold Remedy)
Used for colds and sore throats from colds or singing.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 279)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Compound decoction taken for "boils around the abdomen of children."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 278)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Ear Medicine)
Decoction of roots used as drops in ear for earache.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 279)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Emetic)
Compound decoction of plant taken by women as an emetic for epilepsy.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 278)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Powdered roots and cold water taken when feeling bad after eating meals.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72
(p. 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Infusion of powdered roots taken for grippe with chills.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72
(p. 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of plant and another plant given to children with poor blood
circulation.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72
(p. 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of roots and another plant given to children who scream during
the night.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72
(p. 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Compound decoction taken for "boils around the abdomen of children."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 278)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Infusion of roots and roots from another plant used for hard
respiration from lower chest pains.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72
(p. 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Throat Aid)
Decoction of roots used as gargle for sore throat.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 279)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Root packed into hole of aching tooth to break up the tooth.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 278)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Roots smoked and the smoke sucked into hollow tooth for toothache.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 278)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Iroquois Drug (Witchcraft Medicine)
Used for the detection of bewitchment.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 278)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Lakota Drug (Cough Medicine)
Roots chewed for coughs.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren 1990 Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of
Standing Rock Indian Reservation. University of North Dakota, M.A.
Thesis (p. 48)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Lakota Drug (Hypotensive)
Infusion of roots taken for high blood pressure.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren 1990 Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of
Standing Rock Indian Reservation. University of North Dakota, M.A.
Thesis (p. 48)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Lakota Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Infusion of roots taken for diabetes.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren 1990 Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of
Standing Rock Indian Reservation. University of North Dakota, M.A.
Thesis (p. 48)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Lakota Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Infusion of pulverized roots and gun powder taken for arm and leg
cramps.
Rogers, Dilwyn J 1980 Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native
Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota. St.
Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety (p. 26)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Lakota Drug (Throat Aid)
Roots chewed for sore throat.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren 1990 Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of
Standing Rock Indian Reservation. University of North Dakota, M.A.
Thesis (p. 48)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Lakota Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Roots chewed for toothache.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren 1990 Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of
Standing Rock Indian Reservation. University of North Dakota, M.A.
Thesis (p. 48)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Malecite Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of one root used for colds.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs.
Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 249)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Malecite Drug (Preventive Medicine)
Roots chewed to prevent disease.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs.
Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 249)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Malecite Drug (Unspecified)
Used for medicines.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1952 Utilization of Animals and Plants
by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington
Academy of Sciences 42:1-7 (p. 6)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Menominee Drug (Abortifacient)
Compound decoction of root used for irregular periods.
Densmore, Francis 1932 Menominee Music. SI-BAE Bulletin #102 (p. 133)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Menominee Drug (Analgesic)
Root, a very powerful remedy, used for stomach cramps.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 22, 23)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Menominee Drug (Cathartic)
Root used as a "good physic for the whole system, clearing the bile and
all."
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 22, 23)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Menominee Drug (Cold Remedy)
Root chewed or decoction of root used as cold remedy.
Densmore, Francis 1932 Menominee Music. SI-BAE Bulletin #102 (p. 130)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Menominee Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Root used for stomach cramps.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 22, 23)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Meskwaki Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction of root taken for "a cramp expected in the stomach."
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 202)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Meskwaki Drug (Burn Dressing)
Compound used for burns.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 201,202)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Meskwaki Drug (Cathartic)
Plant used as a physic.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 201,202)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Meskwaki Drug (Cough Medicine)
Decoction of root taken for cough.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 202)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Meskwaki Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Decoction of root taken for "a cramp expected in the stomach."
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 202)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Meskwaki Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Decoction of root taken for tuberculosis.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 202)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Micmac Drug (Cold Remedy)
Root used for colds.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal
Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68
(p. 53, 54)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Micmac Drug (Cough Medicine)
Root used for coughs.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal
Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68
(p. 53, 54)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Micmac Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Root used for cholera, smallpox and other epidemics.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal
Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68
(p. 53, 54)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Micmac Drug (Panacea)
Root and herb used for the prevention of disease in general and root
used for disease in general.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal
Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68
(p. 53, 54)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Micmac Drug (Panacea)
Plant used as a panacea.
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern
Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of
Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 316)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Micmac Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Root used for lung ailments, pneumonia and pleurisy.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal
Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68
(p. 53, 54)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Micmac Drug (Unspecified)
Roots chewed for medicinal use.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1951 Utilization of Animals and Plants
by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington
Academy of Sciences 41:250-259 (p. 258)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Mohegan Drug (Abortifacient)
Infusion of root taken for suppressed menses.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related
Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 69, 128)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Mohegan Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion of root taken for stomach pains.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related
Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 69, 128)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Mohegan Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Small pieces of root used for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related
Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 128)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Mohegan Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of root taken for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related
Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 69, 128)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Mohegan Drug (Panacea)
Root chewed to insure good health and root carried to "ward off
sickness."
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related
Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission
Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 69, 128)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Mohegan Drug (Tonic)
Complex compound infusion including sweetflag root taken as spring
tonic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1928 Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore
and Superstitions. SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270 (p. 266)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Nanticoke Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of root given to infants for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice
and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 55)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Nanticoke Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Root used as colic medicine.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice
and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p.
55, 84)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Nanticoke Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of root given to infants for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice
and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 55)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ojibwa Drug (Analgesic)
Root used for stomach cramps.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 355)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ojibwa Drug (Cathartic)
Root used as a quick acting physic.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 355)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ojibwa Drug (Cold Remedy)
Root used for cold in the throat.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 355)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ojibwa Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Root used for stomach cramps.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 355)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ojibwa Drug (Heart Medicine)
Used as a heart stimulant.
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns 1981 Use of Plants
for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada. Canadian
Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325 (p. 2247)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ojibwa Drug (Hunting Medicine)
Root and sarsaparilla root made into tea and used on gill nets to bring
a fine catch of white fish.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 428)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ojibwa Drug (Throat Aid)
Root chewed for sore throat.
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns 1981 Use of Plants
for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada. Canadian
Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325 (p. 2247)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ojibwa Drug (Throat Aid)
Used to make a throat tonic for singers.
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns 1981 Use of Plants
for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada. Canadian
Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325 (p. 2247)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ojibwa Drug (Throat Aid)
Roots chewed for sore throat.
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns 1981 Use of Plants
for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada. Canadian
Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325 (p. 2309)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ojibwa Drug (Throat Aid)
Root used for "a cold in the throat."
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 355)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Carminative)
Plant used as a carminative.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha
Indians. Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57. (p.
334)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Carminative)
Plant used as a carminative and decoction taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Blades of grass used as garlands in mystery ceremonies.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Cold Remedy)
Rootstock chewed, decoction taken or smoke treatment used for colds.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Cough Medicine)
Rootstock chewed as a cough remedy.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of plant taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of pounded rootstock taken for colic.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Root chewed for stomach disorders.
Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche 1911 The Omaha Tribe. SI-BAE
Annual Report #27 (p. 584)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Panacea)
Rootstock regarded as a panacea.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Tonic)
Rootstock chewed as a tonic.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha
Indians. Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57. (p.
334)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Rootstock chewed for toothache.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Plant put into the feed of ailing horses.
Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche 1911 The Omaha Tribe. SI-BAE
Annual Report #27 (p. 584)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Pawnee Drug (Carminative)
Plant used as a carminative and decoction taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Pawnee Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Blades of grass used as garlands in mystery ceremonies.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Pawnee Drug (Cold Remedy)
Rootstock chewed, decoction taken or smoke treatment used for colds.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Pawnee Drug (Cough Medicine)
Rootstock chewed as a cough remedy.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Pawnee Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of plant taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Pawnee Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of pounded rootstock taken for colic.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Pawnee Drug (Panacea)
Rootstock regarded as a panacea.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Pawnee Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Rootstock chewed for toothache.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ponca Drug (Carminative)
Plant used as a carminative.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ponca Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Blades of grass used as garlands in mystery ceremonies.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ponca Drug (Cold Remedy)
Rootstock chewed, decoction taken or smoke treatment used for colds.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ponca Drug (Cough Medicine)
Rootstock chewed as a cough remedy.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ponca Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ponca Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of pounded rootstock taken for colic.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ponca Drug (Panacea)
Rootstock regarded as a panacea.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Ponca Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Rootstock chewed for toothache.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Potawatomi Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Compound decoction of small amount of root taken for hemorrhage.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians.
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 39,
40)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Potawatomi Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Powdered root snuffed up nose for catarrh.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians.
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 39,
40)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Rappahannock Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Chewed plant juice taken by older people for the stomach.
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. (p. 29)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Rappahannock Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion given to children and babies for pains and stomach cramps.
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. (p. 30)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Rappahannock Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion given to children and babies for fretfulness, pains and
stomach cramps.
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. (p. 30)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Rappahannock Drug (Sedative)
Infusion given to children and babies for fretfulness.
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. (p. 30)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Rappahannock Drug (Tonic)
Chewed plant juice taken by older people as a tonic.
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. (p. 29)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Shinnecock Drug (Blood Medicine)
Root nibbled "to dry your blood."
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey 1945 Surviving Folktales & Herbal
Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians. Journal of American Folklore
58:113-123 (p. 118)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Shinnecock Drug (Oral Aid)
Root dried, cooked in sugar and eaten for the breath.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey 1945 Surviving Folktales & Herbal
Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians. Journal of American Folklore
58:113-123 (p. 118)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Sioux, Fort Peck Drug (Abortifacient)
Used to cause abortion.
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman.
Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56 (p. 5)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Sioux, Fort Peck Drug (Panacea)
Root chewed and swallowed as a "cure-all."
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman.
Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56 (p. 5)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Winnebago Drug (Carminative)
Plant used as a carminative and decoction taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Winnebago Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Blades of grass used as garlands in mystery ceremonies.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Winnebago Drug (Cold Remedy)
Rootstock chewed, decoction taken or smoke treatment used for colds.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Winnebago Drug (Cough Medicine)
Rootstock chewed as a cough remedy.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Winnebago Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of plant taken for fever.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Winnebago Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of pounded rootstock taken for colic.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Winnebago Drug (Panacea)
Rootstock regarded as a panacea.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Winnebago Drug (Tonic)
Complex compound injected via bird wing bone for general health.
Radin, Paul 1923 The Winnebago Tribe. SI-BAE Annual Report #37 (p. 265)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Winnebago Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Rootstock chewed for toothache.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69, 70)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Abnaki Food (Unspecified)
Roots used for food.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore
11:145-182 (p. 175)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Dakota Food (Unspecified)
Dried root chewed for the agreeable taste.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by
the Dakota. Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society
17:358-70 (p. 359)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Lakota Food (Unspecified)
Leaves and stalks used for food.
Rogers, Dilwyn J 1980 Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native
Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota. St.
Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety (p. 26)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Micmac Food (Beverage)
Used to make a beverage.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1951 Utilization of Animals and Plants
by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington
Academy of Sciences 41:250-259 (p. 258)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Dye (Mordant)
Plant used with bloodroot as a mordant in dyeing.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor.
University of Michigan Press (p. 131)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Blackfoot Other (Cash Crop)
Plant used for barter.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta.
Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 23)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Other (Protection)
Root tied to a child's necklet, dress or blanket to keep away the night
spirits.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and
Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 171)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Cheyenne Other (Smoke Plant)
Pulverized root and red willow bark used for smoking.
Grinnell, George Bird 1972 The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and
Ways of Life Vol.2. Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press (p. 171)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Chippewa Other (Protection)
Decoction of roots used as a charm to "rattle snakes away."
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 376)
Acorus calamus L.
Calamus; Acoraceae
Omaha Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Leaves made into wreaths and worn around the neck or head for the
pleasant odor.
Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche 1911 The Omaha Tribe. SI-BAE
Annual Report #27 (p. 584)
