(database accessed August 2005)
Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott
Greendragon; Araceae
Menominee Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Plant used for "female disorders."
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 23)
Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott
Greendragon; Araceae
Menominee Other (Sacred Items)
Root used in sacred bundles and gave the power of supernatural dreams to the owner.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 79)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Cherokee Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice of root used for headaches and various skin diseases.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Cherokee Drug (Carminative)
Used as a carminative.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Cherokee Drug (Cold Remedy)
Taken 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. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Cherokee Drug (Cough Medicine)
Taken for dry coughs.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Cherokee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Ointment used for "scald head," ringworm, tetterworm and "scrofulous sores."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Cherokee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of beaten, boiled roots mixed with meal and used on boils.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
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. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Cherokee Drug (Expectorant)
Used as an expectorant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Cherokee Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Used as a liniment.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Cherokee Drug (Stimulant)
Used as a stimulant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Cherokee Drug (Throat Aid)
Infusion taken for throat irritations.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Cherokee Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Given for "consumptions" and ointment used on "scrofulous sores."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 41)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Chippewa Drug (Eye Medicine)
Decoction of root used as a wash for sore eyes.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 360)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Analgesic)
Compound snuff used for headaches.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction or infusion of roots taken for pains.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Decoction of plant given to children for diarrhea.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Blood Medicine)
Cold infusion of roots taken "for nonconception caused by cold blood."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Plant used for face sores and hot poultice of plant applied to bruises.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Eye Medicine)
Steam from decoction of plant used for sore eyes.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 277)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Febrifuge)
Compound decoction steam used "when a person has cold sweats, not very sick."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Cold infusion of roots taken "for nonconception caused by cold blood."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Nose Medicine)
Steam from decoction of plant used to "make you sneeze."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 277)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Compound infusion of powdered plants taken for cramps.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Hot poultice of plant applied to bruises and for lameness.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Compound of powdered plant and alcohol used as a liniment for sore joints.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 277)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Decoction of plant given to children for diarrhea.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of roots used as a wash for listless babies.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Compound of chopped root and whisky taken for bronchial colds.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Compound snuff used for catarrh.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Stimulant)
Infusion of roots used as a wash for listless babies.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Compound decoction used as poultice for infected and swollen tubercular glands.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 276)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Ground plant added to mare's feed to induce pregnancy and reduce listlessness.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 275)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Malecite Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of dried, pounded plants used for abscesses and boils.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 247)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Menominee Drug (Eye Medicine)
Poultice of pulverized root applied to sore eyes.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 23)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Menominee Drug (Witchcraft Medicine)
Compounded pulverized root used in lip incision to counteract "witchery" to face.
Densmore, Francis 1932 Menominee Music. SI-BAE Bulletin #102 (p. 129)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Meskwaki Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Seed used as a magical diagnostic medicine to predict recovery or death.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 202)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Meskwaki Drug (Poison)
Finely chopped root put in meat for enemies, to cause pain and death.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 202)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Meskwaki Drug (Poison)
Root cooked with meat used in abandoned vessels to poison enemy during war.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 272)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Meskwaki Drug (Sedative)
Compound used in very small doses for insomnia.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 202)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Meskwaki Drug (Snake Bite Remedy)
Root used for rattlesnake bite swellings.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 202)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Micmac Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Parts of plant used for boils and abscesses.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 55)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Micmac Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Parts of plant used as a liniment used for external use.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 55)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Mohegan Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion of dried root used as a liniment for pain.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 70, 128)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Mohegan Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Infusion of dried root used as a liniment for pain.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 70, 128)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Mohegan Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Infusion of plant used as a liniment.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1928 Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions. SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270 (p. 269)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Mohegan Drug (Poison)
Infusion of plant poisonous when taken internally.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1928 Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions. SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270 (p. 269)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Mohegan Drug (Poison)
Infusion of root, poisonous if swallowed, gargled for sore throat.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 70)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Mohegan Drug (Throat Aid)
Infusion of root taken for sore throat.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1928 Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions. SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270 (p. 269)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Mohegan Drug (Throat Aid)
Dilute infusion of root gargled for sore throat.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 70, 128)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Ojibwa Drug (Eye Medicine)
Root used for sore eyes.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 356)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Ojibwa Drug (Unspecified)
Plant used for medicinal purposes.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 246)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Pawnee Drug (Analgesic)
Crushed corm sprinkled on head and temples for headache and general pain.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Pawnee Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of pulverized corm applied as counterirritant for rheumatism.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Penobscot Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Infusion of plant used as a liniment "for general external use."
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 310)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Penobscot Drug (Poison)
Infusion of plant considered poisonous.
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 310)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Rappahannock Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Compound dried root meal poultice applied for swelling and boils.
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. 32)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Potawatomi Food (Unspecified)
Thinly sliced roots cooked in a pit oven for three days to eliminate the poison.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 95)
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Pawnee Other (Toys & Games)
Seeds used in gourd shells to make rattles.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 69)
Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum (Buckl.) Huttleston
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Choctaw Drug (Blood Medicine)
Decoction of root taken "to make blood."
Bushnell, Jr., David I. 1909 The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. SI-BAE Bulletin #48 (p. 23)
Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum (Buckl.) Huttleston
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Choctaw Drug (Blood Medicine)
Decoction of plant taken to make blood.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 6)
Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum
Jack In The Pulpit; Araceae
Iroquois Drug (Contraceptive)
Infusion of rhizomes used by women for temporary sterility.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72 (p. 69)
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