Search for trillium found 54 matches:

Trillium chloropetalum (Torr.) T.J. Howell
Giant Wakerobin; Liliaceae
Costanoan Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice of heated plant applied to the chest for chest pains.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 28)


Trillium chloropetalum (Torr.) T.J. Howell
Giant Wakerobin; Liliaceae
Yurok Drug (Burn Dressing)
Poultice of bulb scrapings applied to burns.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis (p. 59)


Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium; Liliaceae
Abnaki Drug (Panacea)
Used by children for maladies.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 155)


Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium; Liliaceae
Abnaki Drug (Panacea)
Bulbs ground and given to sick children with unidentified illnesses.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 174)


Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium; Liliaceae
Abnaki Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Used by children for maladies.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 155)


Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium; Liliaceae
Abnaki Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Bulbs ground and given to sick children with unidentified illnesses.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 174)


Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium; Liliaceae
Cherokee Drug (Cancer Treatment)
Poultice used for "putrid ulcers, tumors and inflamed parts."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 59)


Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium; Liliaceae
Cherokee Drug (Cough Medicine)
Taken for 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. 59)


Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium; Liliaceae
Cherokee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice used for "putrid ulcers, tumors and inflamed parts."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 59)


Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium; Liliaceae
Cherokee Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Taken for bowel complaints.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 59)


Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium; Liliaceae
Cherokee Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Infusion used for profuse menstruation, hemorrhages and the change of life.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 59)


Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium; Liliaceae
Cherokee Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Taken for asthma.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 59)


Trillium erectum L.
Red Trillium; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of rhizomes and flowers from another plant used for pimples and sunburn.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72 (p. 66)


Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Snow Trillium; Liliaceae
Chippewa Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Decoction of root "pricked in with needles" near sore joints.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 362)


Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Snow Trillium; Liliaceae
Chippewa Drug (Ear Medicine)
Decoction of root bark used as drops for sore ear.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 362)


Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Snow Trillium; Liliaceae
Menominee Drug (Abortifacient)
Decoction of root taken for "irregularity of the menses."
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 41)


Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Snow Trillium; Liliaceae
Menominee Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion of grated root taken for cramps.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 41)


Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Snow Trillium; Liliaceae
Menominee Drug (Disinfectant)
Decoction of root purified man after intercourse with menstruating woman.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 41)


Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Snow Trillium; Liliaceae
Menominee Drug (Diuretic)
Infusion of root used as a diuretic.
Densmore, Francis 1932 Menominee Music. SI-BAE Bulletin #102 (p. 131)


Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Snow Trillium; Liliaceae
Menominee Drug (Eye Medicine)
Poultice of grated, raw root applied to eye swellings.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 41)


Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb.
Snow Trillium; Liliaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Infusion of root taken for sore nipples and teats pierced with dog whisker.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 63)


Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium; Liliaceae
Karok Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Plant juice applied to boils.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany. Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 381)


Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium; Liliaceae
Lummi Drug (Eye Medicine)
Juice from smashed plants used as drops for sore eyes.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 25)


Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium; Liliaceae
Makah Drug (Love Medicine)
Poultice of pounded bulbs applied as a love medicine.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 25)


Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Eye Medicine)
Decoction of fresh or dried corms used as an eyewash.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 58)


Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium; Liliaceae
Paiute Drug (Eye Medicine)
Fresh root juice dripped into an afflicted eye.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 58)


Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium; Liliaceae
Quileute Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of scraped bulbs applied to boils.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 25)


Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium; Liliaceae
Skagit Drug (Eye Medicine)
Infusion of roots used as a wash for sore eyes.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 25)


Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium; Liliaceae
Skagit Drug (Poison)
Plant considered poisonous.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 25)


Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Eye Medicine)
Infusion of roots placed in the eyes with an eye dropper.
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. 130)


Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium; Liliaceae
Thompson Drug (Eye Medicine)
Powdered root dropped or blown into sore eyes.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 472)


Trillium petiolatum Pursh
Idaho Trillium; Liliaceae
Okanagan-Colville Food (Appetizer)
Roots used to make a tea and taken as an appetizer.
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. 50)


Trillium sessile L.
Toadshade; Liliaceae
Concow Drug (Poison)
Plant considered poisonous.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 329)


Trillium sessile L.
Toadshade; Liliaceae
Wailaki Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of bruised leaves and crushed roots applied to boils.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 329)


Trillium sessile L.
Toadshade; Liliaceae
Wailaki Drug (Other)
Decoction of plant taken to prevent deep and lasting sleep.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 329)


Trillium sessile L.
Toadshade; Liliaceae
Wailaki Drug (Panacea)
Decoction of plants taken for any kind of sickness.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 329)


Trillium sessile L.
Toadshade; Liliaceae
Yuki Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of bruised leaves and crushed roots applied to boils.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 329)


Trillium sessile L.
Toadshade; Liliaceae
Yuki Drug (Other)
Decoction of plant taken to prevent deep and lasting sleep.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 329)


Trillium sessile L.
Toadshade; Liliaceae
Yuki Drug (Panacea)
Decoction of plants taken for any kind of sickness.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408. (p. 329)


Trillium sp.
Trillium; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Analgesic)
Compound of dried roots used as a snuff for headaches.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 286)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Infusion of powdered plant used on joints for rheumatism, then put on powder.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 285)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Blood Medicine)
Used for the blood.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 286)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Cold Remedy)
Compound of dried roots used as a snuff for colds.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 286)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Crushed plant used as a liniment for chapped hands and sun tan oil.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 286)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Plant used as wash for the irritated parts from the itch.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 286)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction of root taken for "food for woman in the womb."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 286)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Hunting Medicine)
Infusion of one smashed root used as a soak for fishing line "to catch fish."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 286)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Compound decoction of roots taken for stiff muscles.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 286)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Poison)
Plant not used, "said to be poisonous."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 286)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Compound of dried roots used as a snuff for catarrh.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 286)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Witchcraft Medicine)
Compound used to "detect bewitchment."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 285)


Trillium sp.
; Liliaceae
Iroquois Drug (Witchcraft Medicine)
Dry root carried for luck and for the protection of teeth.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 286)


Trillium sp.
Trillium; Liliaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Drug (Poison)
Plant considered poisonous.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (p. 116)


Trillium undulatum Willd.
Painted Trillium; Liliaceae
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Flowers, sepals and leaves eaten to accelerate the delivery.
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. 133)