Search for goodyera found 41 matches:

Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
Western Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cowlitz Drug (Tonic)
Infusion of plants taken as a tonic.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 26)


Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
Western Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of softened leaves applied to cuts and sores.
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)


Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
Western Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Okanagan-Colville Drug (Reproductive Aid)
Leaves split open and blown on several times by women wishing to become pregnant.
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)


Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
Western Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Okanagon Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Plant chewed by women before and at the time of childbirth.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 41)


Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
Western Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Saanich Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Infusion of leaves used in the bathwater of sprinters and canoers as a liniment for stiff muscles.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1971 The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II. Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339 (p. 77)


Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
Western Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Thompson Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Leaves chewed prenatally to determine the sex of a baby and to insure an easy delivery.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al. 1990 Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum (p. 136)


Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
Western Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Thompson Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Plant chewed at childbirth to ease confinement.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 462)


Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
Western Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Thompson Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Plant chewed by women before and at the time of childbirth.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 41)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Blood Medicine)
Compound decoction taken as a blood tonic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Burn Dressing)
Poultice of wilted leaves applied "to draw out burn."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Cold Remedy)
Cold infusion of leaf 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. 50)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Dietary Aid)
Cold infusion of leaf taken with whiskey to improve the appetite.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Dietary Aid)
Compound decoction taken to build the appetite.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Emetic)
Taken with whiskey to improve the appetite and as an emetic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Eye Medicine)
Ooze dripped into sore eyes.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Kidney Aid)
Cold infusion of leaf taken for kidneys.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Infusion held in mouth for toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Delaware Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Used as a medicine for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 37)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Delaware Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Administered to women following childbirth.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 37)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Delaware Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Used for pleurisy.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 37)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Root used for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 31, 76)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Root given to women after childbirth.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 31, 76)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Root used for pleurisy.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 31, 76)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Unspecified)
Poultice of leaves used for unspecified purpose.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 76)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Mohegan Drug (Oral Aid)
Poultice of mashed leaves used for babies with sore mouths.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1928 Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions. SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270 (p. 265)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Mohegan Drug (Oral Aid)
Mashed leaves used to wipe out infants' mouths to prevent soreness.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 72)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Mohegan Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Poultice of mashed leaves used for babies with sore mouths.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1928 Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions. SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270 (p. 265)


Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Mohegan Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Mashed leaves used to wipe out infants' mouths to prevent soreness.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 72)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Blood Medicine)
Compound decoction taken as a blood tonic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Burn Dressing)
Poultice of wilted leaves applied "to draw out burn."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Cold Remedy)
Cold infusion of leaf 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. 50)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Dietary Aid)
Cold infusion of leaf taken with whiskey to improve the appetite.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Dietary Aid)
Compound decoction taken to build the appetite.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Emetic)
Taken with whiskey to improve the appetite and as an emetic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Eye Medicine)
Ooze dripped into sore eyes.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Kidney Aid)
Cold infusion of leaf taken for kidneys.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Cherokee Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Infusion held in mouth for toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 50)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Root and leaves used for stomach diseases.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 67)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Root and leaves used for female disorders.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 67)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Snake Bite Remedy)
Poultice of chewed leaves and swallowed juice used for snakebite, reference from 1796.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 67)


Goodyera repens (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.
Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain; Orchidaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Urinary Aid)
Root and leaves used for bladder diseases.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 67)