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Table 2 Botanical remedies
| Species | Source | Use(s) | Method | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelica archangelica (wild celery) | T1 p. 54 | milk stabilizer and supplement | add young plants (Sami: fadno) to milk | A: [12, 13] |
| B: [57–59] | ||||
| T1 p. 54 | food source | flavor old plants (Sami: boska) with salt and eat | A: [12, 13] | |
| B: [57–59] | ||||
| Betula pubescens (downy birch) | T1 p. 125 | itchy skin | rub affected area with ashes | A: [12] |
| B: [58] | ||||
| C: [51] | ||||
| T1 p. 129 | inability to pass afterbirth | grind up downy birch buds (Betulina pubescens), mix with hot reindeer milk, sorrel, and water, and give to mother to drink | A: [12] | |
| B: [58, 59] | ||||
| C: [20, 51] | ||||
| Betula sp.(birch) | T1 p. 54 | coffee preparation (a drink) | use a bracket fungus, grain, and birch sap (Betula sp.) | B: [58–60] |
| T1 p. 124 | swelling and drawing out pus from a boil | apply a thin layer of birch bark (Betula sp.) to the affected area | A: [12] | |
| B: [58] | ||||
| Coffea arabica (coffee) | T1 p. 121 | headaches | massage head and neck, pull hair at the apex of the head, wash the head in hot coffee | A: [12] |
| C: [61] | ||||
| Ferula assafoetida (stinking assa) | T2 XXXIX | parasites in dogs | give the dog stinking assa (Ferula assafoetida) and sulfur to eat | A: [12, 62, 63] |
| B: [62] | ||||
| C: [62, 64–66] | ||||
| Lichen (sod) | T2 XVIII | earth bostta | rub a piece of sod (possibly including lichens) on affected area | B: [58] |
| C: [67, 68] | ||||
| (Usnea sp.) | T1 p. 54 | bread preparation | use beard lichen (Usnea sp.), other lichens, inner bark of a pine tree (Pinus sylvestris), with a little flour added | B: [58–60] |
| C: [47] | ||||
| Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) | T1 p. 54 | bread preparation | use beard moss (Usnea sp.), lichens, inner bark of a pine tree (Pinus sylvestris), with a little flour added | A: [12] |
| B: [58–60] | ||||
| C: [47] | ||||
| T1 p. 55 | stomach ailments | boil reindeer brains with pine bark (Pinus sylvestris) and fat and then ingest | A: [12, 69] | |
| B: [58–60, 70] | ||||
| C: [47] | ||||
| Piptoporus betulinus (birch polypore) | T2 XXXV | toothache, fractures, rheumatism, headache, pneumonia | burn a small amount of fungus (Piptoporus betulinus) directly on the affected area | A: [12, 71] |
| B: [58] | ||||
| C: [72] | ||||
| Rumex acetosa (sorrel) | T1 p. 22 | healthy drink | add reindeer milk and sorrel (Rumex acetosa) to hot water | A: [12, 69] |
| Taphrina betulina (witch’s broom) | T1 p. 125 | itchy skin | boil witch’s broom (Taphrina betulina) in water and then rub the preparation on the affected area | A: [12] |
| C: [51, 73] | ||||
| Miscellaneous | ||||
| leaves from nine different kinds of trees | T1 p. 125 | itchy skin and many other ailments | boil all leaves together and apply the mixture to the affected area | B: [58] |
