52 entries
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Roots used for menstrual disorders.
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. 143)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Venereal Aid)
Roots used for venereal 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. 143)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of roots used for stomachaches.
Raymond, Marcel. 1945 Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De
Manouan. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal
55:113-134 (p. 128)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion of roots used by children for kidney troubles.
Raymond, Marcel. 1945 Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De
Manouan. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal
55:113-134 (p. 128)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of roots used by children for kidney troubles.
Raymond, Marcel. 1945 Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De
Manouan. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal
55:113-134 (p. 128)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug (Urinary Aid)
Infusion of roots used for urinary tract problems.
Raymond, Marcel. 1945 Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De
Manouan. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal
55:113-134 (p. 128)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Analgesic)
Root used for neuralgia and other pain and infusion taken for "rupture
pains."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Anthelmintic)
Infusion of root given 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. 42)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Anticonvulsive)
Roots used for "spasms" and "fits."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of root taken for colds and hot infusion of root taken for flu.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Compound infusion taken for stomach cramps.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Infusion taken for "female trouble."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Kidney Aid)
Compound infusion taken for kidney trouble.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Infusion taken for diabetes and hot infusion of root taken for flu.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Sedative)
Roots used for "fits" and "hysterical affections."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction taken for pains all over the skin and body, caused by bad
blood.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 289)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of smashed leaves bound to bite of mad dog.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 289)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Menominee Drug (Urinary Aid)
Root used in "male disorders."
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 44)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Meskwaki Drug (Love Medicine)
Compound containing root used as a love medicine.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 233, 234)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Micmac Drug (Sedative)
Root used for nervousness.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal
Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68
(p. 56)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Penobscot Drug (Sedative)
Infusion of plant taken for "nervousness."
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern
Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of
Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 310)
Cypripedium acaule Ait.
Pink Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Rappahannock Drug (Panacea)
Compound of dried roots and whiskey taken for general ailments.
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)
Cypripedium arietinum Ait. f.
Ramhead Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction of whole plant taken for intestinal trouble with inflation
and pains.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 288)
Cypripedium arietinum Ait. f.
Ramhead Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Decoction of whole plant taken for intestinal trouble with inflation
and pains.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 288)
Cypripedium montanum Dougl. ex Lindl.
Mountain Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Reproductive Aid)
Infusion of leaves and stalks taken by a pregnant woman to have a small
baby.
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 (p. 52)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Analgesic)
Root used for neuralgia and other pain and infusion taken for "rupture
pains."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Anthelmintic)
Infusion of root given 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. 42)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
(Willd.) Knight
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Anthelmintic)
Decoction of roots taken for worms.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain
Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard
University (p. 11)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Anticonvulsive)
Roots used for "spasms" and "fits."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of root taken for colds and hot infusion of root taken for flu.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Compound infusion taken for stomach cramps.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Infusion taken for "female trouble."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Kidney Aid)
Compound infusion taken for kidney trouble.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Infusion taken for diabetes and hot infusion of root taken for flu.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Sedative)
Roots used for "fits" and "hysterical affections."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 42)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Blood Medicine)
Compound decoction taken as blood medicine when "blood is bad from
scrofula."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 289)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Febrifuge)
Compound decoction taken for fever.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 288)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Compound decoction for soreness.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 288)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Sedative)
Used as a nerve medicine.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 289)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Sedative)
Infusion of root taken for nervousness or lack of energy.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 289)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Stimulant)
Root decoction or infusion taken for nervousness, tiredness and lack of
energy.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 289)
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Compound decoction taken as blood medicine when "blood is bad from
scrofula."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 289)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
(Willd.) Knight
Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Chippewa Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of chopped, moistened root applied to inflammations.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 348)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
(Willd.) Knight
Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Chippewa Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of root taken in small doses for indigestion.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 342)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
(Willd.) Knight
Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Chippewa Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Dried, powdered root moistened and applied to decayed teeth for
toothache.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 342)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
(Willd.) Knight
Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Analgesic)
Roots used with another plant for lower back pain.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72
(p. 69)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
(Willd.) Knight
Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Infusion of roots used for "too much wind in the chest."
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72
(p. 69)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
(Willd.) Knight
Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Iroquois Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Roots used with another plant for tuberculosis.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72
(p. 69)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
(Willd.) Knight
Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Menominee Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Plant used in "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. 44)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
(Willd.) Knight
Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Menominee Drug (Hallucinogen)
Plant used in sacred bundles to induce dreams of the supernatural.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 44)
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
(Willd.) Knight
Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper; Orchidaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Root used for all female troubles.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 377)
Cypripedium sp.
Lady Slipper; Orchidaceae
Lakota Food (Unspecified)
Species 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. 28)
