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The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, With Side Lights on Historical Incidents in California (New York: Vantage Press, c1954), by John Bruno Romero (page images at HathiTrust)
Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians (extract from 19th International Congress of Americanists, reprinted 1917), by Frank G. Speck (page images at HathiTrust)
The Cherokee Physician: or, Indian Guide to Health (Asheville, NC: Edney and Dedman, 1849), by Richard Foreman, contrib. by Jas. W. Mahoney
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The Swimmer manuscript : Cherokee sacred formulas and medicinal prescriptions (U.S. G.P.O., 1932), by James Mooney and Frans M. Olbrechts (page images at HathiTrust)
New-England's rarities discovered in birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country (W. Veazie, 1865), by John Josselyn and Edward Tuckerman (page images at HathiTrust)
The medicine-man of the American Indian and his cultural background (C. C. Thomas, 1935), by William Thomas Corlett (page images at HathiTrust)
How Indians use wild plants for food, medicine, and crafts. (Dover, 1974), by Frances Densmore (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
A study of Delaware Indian medicine practice and folk beliefs (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Public Instruction, Pennsylvania Historical Commission, 1942), by Gladys Tantaquidgeon and Pennsylvania Historical Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
Address before the Rocky Mountain Medical Association, June 6, 1877, containing some observations on the geological age of the world, the appearance of animal life upon the globe, the antiquity of man, and the archaeological remains of extinct races found on the American continent ... to which is appended a synopsis of the previous addresses and also biographies of the members of the Association. (Published for the Association, 1877), by Joseph M. Toner and Rocky Mountain Medical Association (page images at HathiTrust)
Medicine among the American Indians. (Hoeber, 1932), by Eric Stone (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians (Published by order of the Trustees, 1932), by Huron H. Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
Menominee music (U.S. Govt. print. off., 1932), by Frances Densmore (page images at HathiTrust)
Student handbook Indian Health Service Scholarship Program, 1982-1983 school year. (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Health Services Administration, Indian Health Service, 1982), by United States. Indian Health Service (page images at HathiTrust)
Medicine among the American Indians (Hafner Pub. Co., 1962), by Eric Stone (page images at HathiTrust)
Navajos, gods and tom-toms. (Greenberg, 1950), by S. H. Babington (page images at HathiTrust)
By the Prophet of the Earth (San Vicente Foundation, 1949), by L. S. M. Curtin (page images at HathiTrust)
The medicine-men of the Apache. (Washington, 1892), by John Gregory Bourke (page images at HathiTrust)
Plants used as curatives by certain southeastern tribes (Botanical museum of Harvard university, 1940), by Lyda Averill Paz Taylor (page images at HathiTrust)
The medicine-man of the American Indian and his cultural background (AMS Press, 1977), by William Thomas Corlett (page images at HathiTrust)
Medicinal uses of plants by Indian tribes of Nevada. (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Plant Industry Station, 1957), by Percy Train (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Primitive concepts of disease in North America (1925), by Forrest Edward Clements (page images at HathiTrust)
The Onéota : medicine in the forest (Oneanta Herald Pub. Co., 1911), by Willard E. Yager (page images at HathiTrust)
Address before the Rocky Mountain Medical Association, June 6, 1877 : containing some observations on the geological age of the world, the appearance of animal life upon the globe, the antiquity of man, and the archaeological remains of extinct races found on the American continent, with views of the origin and practice of medicine among uncivilized races, more especially the North American Indians : To which is appended a synopsis of the previous addresses and also biographies of the members of the association (Published for the association, 1877), by Joseph M. Toner and Rocky Mountain Medical Association (page images at HathiTrust)
Who was the medicine man? : address (Hampton Institute Press, 1905), by Francis La Flesche and Fairmount Park Art Association (page images at HathiTrust)
Captured and branded by the Camanche Indians in the year 1860 : a true narrative (Clark Johnson, 1876), by Edwin Eastman (page images at HathiTrust)
New-Englands rarities discovered: in birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country ... (Printed for G. Widdowes, 1926), by John Josselyn (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Dr. R. Greene's Indianopathy, or, Science of Indian medicine : founded upon the "laws of nature," the principles of which were obtained by Dr. Greene in his travels among the Indians, whereby he is enabled to successfully treat cancers, tumors, scrofula, ulcers, and all chronic diseases (published by order of the Board of Managers, [Indian Medical Institute], 1858), by R. Greene and Indian Medical Institute (page images at HathiTrust)
Certain Shamanistic ceremonies among the Ojibwas (s.n., 1896), by Harlan I. Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
Address before the Rocky Mountain Medical Association, June 6, 1877 containing some observations on the geological age of the world, the appearance of animal life upon the globe, the antiquity of man, and the archæological remains of extinct races found on the American continent, with views of the origin and practice of medicine among uncivilized races, more especially the North American Indians : to which is appended a synopsis of the previous addresses and also biographies of the members of the Association (Published for the Association, 1877), by Joseph M. Toner and Rocky Mountain Medical Association (page images at HathiTrust)
Grand Medicine Society of the Ojibwa (Washington : Government Printing Office, 1891., 1891), by Walter James Hoffman and H. C. Yarrow (page images at HathiTrust)
On prehistoric trephining and cranial amulets (Government Printing Office, 1882), by Robert Fletcher and Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Directions for collecting specimens and information illustrating the aboriginal uses of plants (Govt. print. off., 1895), by Frederick V. Coville (page images at HathiTrust)
Uses of plants by the Indians of the Missouri River region (G.P.O., 1919), by Melvin R. Gilmore and Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of Ethnology (page images at HathiTrust)
Uses of plants by the Indians of the Missouri River region (1919), by Melvin R. Gilmore (page images at HathiTrust)
Annual ceremony of the Pawnee medicine men (Field Museum of Natural History, 1923), by Ralph Linton (page images at HathiTrust)
New-England's rarities discovered. (1860), by John Josselyn and Edward Tuckerman (page images at HathiTrust)
Ba-hê and the shaman the story of a Navajo rite between sunset and dawn (Presbyterian Home Missions, 1908), by Von Ogden Vogt (page images at HathiTrust)
Frank Cushing's story. How the great Indian Sagwa saved the life of the famous ethnologist. (s.n., 1880), by Frank Hamilton Cushing (page images at HathiTrust)
Luk-Cay-Oti, Spotted Wolf. ([Corry, Penn., 1885), by T. A. Edwards (page images at HathiTrust)
Navajo perception of Anglo medicine (Navajo Health Education Project, P.H.S. Indian Hospital, 1962), by Paul R. Mico (page images at HathiTrust)
Medicine among the American Indians, by Eric Stone ... with 17 illustrations. (Hafner Pub. Co., 1962), by Eric Stone (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The Onéota : medicine in the forest (Oneanta Herald Pub. Co., 1911), by Willard E. Yager (page images at HathiTrust)
New-Englands rarities discovered : in birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country : together with the physical and chyrurgical remedies wherewith the natives constantly use to cure their distempers, wounds, and sores : also a perfect description of an Indian squa, in all her bravery : with a poem not improperly conferr'd upon her : lastly, a chronological table of the most remarkable passages in that country amongst the English : illustrated with cuts (London : Printed for G. Widdowes at the Green Dragon in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1672., 1672), by John Josselyn and G. Widdowes (page images at HathiTrust)
Old root and herb doctor (Granite Book Company, 1870), by John Goodale Briante (page images at HathiTrust)
Uses of plants by the Chippewa Indians (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1928), by Frances Densmore (page images at HathiTrust)
New-England's rarities discovered : In birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country, by John Josselyn, contrib. by Edward Tuckerman (Gutenberg ebook)
The Botanical Lore of the California Indians: with Side Lights on Historical Incidents in California, by John Bruno Romero (Gutenberg ebook)
Pomo Bear Doctors, by S. A. Barrett (Gutenberg ebook)
Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology: to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, ed. by John Wesley Powell (Gutenberg ebook)
New-Englands rarities discovered in birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country : together with the physical and chyrurgical remedies wherewith the natives constantly use to cure their distempers, wounds, and sores : also a perfect description of an Indian squa ... with a poem not improperly conferr'd upon her : lastly, a chronological table of the most remarkable passages in that country amongst the English : illustrated with cuts / by John Josselyn, Gent. (London : Printed for G. Widdowes ..., 1672), by John Josselyn (HTML at EEBO TCP)
An oration, delivered February 4, 1774, before the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia. Containing, an enquiry into the natural history of medicine among the Indians in North-America, and a comparitive view of their diseases and remedies, with those of civilized nations. : Together with an appendix, containing, proofs and illustrations. / By Benjamin Rush, M.D. Professor of chemistry in the College of Philadelphia. ; [Four lines from Malebranche in French] (Philadelphia: : Printed by Joseph Crukshank in Market-Street, between Second and Third Streets., [1774]), by Benjamin Rush, Richard Huck-Saunders, and American Philosophical Society (HTML at Evans TCP)

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