In Native American Medicinal Plants, anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman describes the medicinal use of more than 2700 plants by 218 Native American tribes. Information--adapted from the same research used to create the monumental Native American Ethnobotany--includes 82 categories of medicinal uses, ranging from analgesics, contraceptives, gastrointestinal aids, hypotensive medicines, sedatives, and toothache remedies. Includes extensive indexes arranged by tribe, usage, and common name. --from publisher description

Abridged version of: Native american ethnobotany / Daniel E. Moerman. c1998.

Plant use by Native Americans -- Plants used as drugs -- Appreciating the common knowledge of our past -- Sources of information on plant usages -- Drug usage categories -- Native Americans -- Organization of the information -- Scientific plant names -- Common plant names -- Ethnobotanical information -- Catalog of plants.