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Scribner's Rosette Grass

Dichanthelium oligosanthes

T — Traditional UsePoaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, disinfectant. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Seabean

Mucuna gigantea

T — Traditional UseFabaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as laxative. Documented among Hawaiian.

Sea Blite

Suaeda sp.

T — Traditional UseAmaranthaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid. Documented among Cahuilla.

Sea Hibiscus

Hibiscus tiliaceus

T — Traditional UseMalvaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid, laxative, pediatric aid, pulmonary aid, throat aid. Documented among Hawaiian.

Seaside Buckwheat

Eriogonum latifolium

T — Traditional UsePolygonaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as cold remedy, cough medicine, analgesic, eye medicine, gastrointestinal aid, gynecological aid. Documented among Costanoan, Round Valley Indian.

Sessileleaf Bellwort

Uvularia sessilifolia

T — Traditional UseNartheciaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal, dermatological aid, blood medicine, orthopedic aid, hunting medicine. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Ojibwa.

Shadscale Saltbush

Atriplex confertifolia

T — Traditional UseAmaranthaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as anticonvulsive, veterinary aid, antirheumatic (external), cold remedy. Documented among Hopi, Navajo, Paiute, Northern.

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

T — Traditional UseJuglandaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, herbal steam, gynecological aid, tonic, anthelmintic, antirheumatic (external). Documented among Chippewa, Delaware, Ontario, Iroquois.

Shaggy Fleabane

Erigeron pumilus

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Sharplobe Hepatica

Hepatica nobilis

T — Traditional UseRanunculaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, breast treatment, emetic, gastrointestinal aid, laxative, liver aid. Documented among Cherokee, Iroquois, Menominee.

Shellbark Hickory

Carya laciniosa

T — Traditional UseJuglandaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, analgesic, cold remedy, dermatological aid, diaphoretic, emetic. Documented among Cherokee.

Shelton's Mountainbalm

Monardella sheltonii

T — Traditional UseLamiaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as blood medicine, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Mendocino Indian.

Shining Bedstraw

Galium concinnum

T — Traditional UseRubiaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as kidney aid, misc. disease remedy, urinary aid. Documented among Meskwaki.

Shining Clubmoss

Lycopodium lucidulum

T — Traditional UseLycopodiaceae

A medicinal plant (Lycopodium lucidulum) from the Lycopodiaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Shining Netvein Barberry

Mahonia dictyota

T — Traditional UseBerberidaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as venereal aid. Documented among Kawaiisu.

Shiny Blueberry

Vaccinium myrsinites

T — Traditional UseEricaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, antidiarrheal, ceremonial medicine, cold remedy, emetic, eye medicine. Documented among Seminole.

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Dasiphora floribunda

T — Traditional UseRosaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as ceremonial medicine, other, poison, gynecological aid. Documented among Cheyenne, Tanana, Upper.

Siam Benzoin

Styrax tonkinensis

T — Traditional UseStyracaceae

Traditional medicinal plant used for antiseptic, carminative, catarrh, diuretic, expectorant.

Siberian Pachycarpa

Sophora pachycarpa

T — Traditional UseFabaceae

A medicinal plant (Sophora pachycarpa) from the Fabaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Siberian Springbeauty

Claytonia sibirica

T — Traditional UsePortulacaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine, urinary aid, gynecological aid, throat aid, tonic. Documented among Cowlitz, Quileute, Quinault.

Siberian Yarrow

Achillea sibirica

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid, pediatric aid, toothache remedy. Documented among Cree, Woodlands.

Sidebeak Pencilflower

Stylosanthes biflora

T — Traditional UseFabaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as abortifacient, gynecological aid. Documented among Cherokee.

Sidebells Wintergreen

Orthilia secunda

T — Traditional UseEricaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine. Documented among Carrier, Southern.

Siebold's Wild Ginger

Asiasarum sieboldii

T — Traditional UseAristolochiaceae

Traditional medicinal plant used for anodyne, antitussive, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge.

Silverberry

Elaeagnus commutata

T — Traditional UseElaeagnaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, pediatric aid, venereal aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Thompson.

Silver Bluestem

Bothriochloa saccharoides

T — Traditional UsePoaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as oral aid. Documented among Kiowa.

Silver Buffaloberry

Shepherdia argentea

T — Traditional UseElaeagnaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, laxative, ceremonial medicine, febrifuge. Documented among Blackfoot, Dakota, Navajo.

Silver Burr Ragweed

Ambrosia chamissonis

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as other, strengthener. Documented among Makah.

Silver Sagebrush

Artemisia cana

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, dietary aid, tonic. Documented among Montana Indian.

Silverscale Saltbush

Atriplex argentea

T — Traditional UseAmaranthaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, dermatological aid, other, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Navajo, Ramah, Zuni.

Simaruba Bark

Simarouba amara

T — Traditional UseSimaroubaceae

A medicinal plant (Simarouba amara) from the Simaroubaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Simpson's elderberry

Sambucus simpsonii

T — Traditional UseCaprifoliaceae

Traditional medicinal plant used for chill, cold, poison.

Siskiyou Hawksbeard

Crepis modocensis

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as dermatological aid, eye medicine, gynecological aid. Documented among Paiute, Shoshoni.

Sitka Rockbrake

Cryptogramma sitchensis

T — Traditional UsePteridaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as eye medicine, liver aid. Documented among Thompson.

Skhabar

Cymbopogon parkeri

T — Traditional UsePoaceae

A medicinal plant (Cymbopogon parkeri) from the Poaceae family used in traditional medicine.

Skunkbush Sumac

Rhus trilobata

T — Traditional UseAnacardiaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as misc. disease remedy, burn dressing, cold remedy, diuretic, hemostat, reproductive aid. Documented among Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Comanche.

Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

T — Traditional UseAraceae

Eclectic medicine antispasmodic — for asthma, whooping cough, and nervous cough. Contains calcium oxalate crystals (fresh plant burns mouth). Must be thoroughly dried before use. Generates own heat to melt through snow.

Slender Buckwheat

Eriogonum microthecum

T — Traditional UsePolygonaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as tuberculosis remedy, urinary aid, antirheumatic (external), cough medicine, orthopedic aid. Documented among Paiute, Shoshoni.

Slender Hawksbeard

Crepis atribarba

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as orthopedic aid. Documented among Okanagan-Colville.

Slenderleaf Buckwheat

Eriogonum leptophyllum

T — Traditional UsePolygonaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gynecological aid, panacea, snake bite remedy. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Slimleaf Bean

Phaseolus angustissimus

T — Traditional UseFabaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as pediatric aid, strengthener. Documented among Zuni.

Slimleaf Burr Ragweed

Ambrosia tenuifolia

T — Traditional UseAsteraceae

Native American medicinal plant used as gynecological aid. Documented among Navajo.

Slippery Globemallow

Sphaeralcea digitata

T — Traditional UseMalvaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as gastrointestinal aid, panacea. Documented among Navajo, Ramah.

Small Bonny Bellflower

Campanula divaricata

T — Traditional UseCampanulaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as antidiarrheal. Documented among Cherokee.

Small Burnet

Sanguisorba minor

T — Traditional UseRosaceae

Traditional medicinal plant used for apertif, astringent, cancer, hemostat.

Small Butterwort

Pinguicula pumila

T — Traditional UseLentibulariaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as analgesic, gastrointestinal aid. Documented among Seminole.

Small Cranberry

Vaccinium oxycoccos

T — Traditional UseEricaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as antiemetic. Documented among Ojibwa.

Smallflower Blue Eyed Mary

Collinsia parviflora

T — Traditional UseOrobanchaceae

Native American medicinal plant used as veterinary aid, dermatological aid. Documented among Navajo, Kayenta, Ute.

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