| Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. European Alder USDA ALGL2 |
Rappahannock Drug, Panacea Infusion of bark used according to diagnosis. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 31 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Dye, Yellow Inner bark used to make yellow dye. Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 119 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Bella Coola Drug, Unspecified Cones used for medicine. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 202 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Blackfoot Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of bark taken for scrofula. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Blackfoot Dye, Orange Bark boiled and used as an orange dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Blackfoot Dye, Red-Brown Bark boiled and used as a reddish brown dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Chippewa Drug, Blood Medicine Infusion of bark taken for anemia. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 128 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Chippewa Drug, Emetic Compound decoction of scraped inner bark taken as an emetic. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 346 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Chippewa Drug, Eye Medicine Compound decoction of root used as a wash or compress for sore eyes. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of root with powdered bumblebees taken for difficult labor. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Chippewa Dye, Black Used with grindstone dust or black earth to make a black dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 372 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Chippewa Dye, Red Bark boiled to make a bright red dye. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 128 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Chippewa Dye, Red Inner bark boiled with other inter barks and bloodroot and used to make a red dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 371 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Chippewa Dye, Yellow Inner bark pounded, steeped and boiled to make a yellow dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 373 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of inner bark used as a wash for sore eyes. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Laxative Bark removed by scraping downwards used as a laxative. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Brown Decoction or infusion of inner bark used to wash and restore the brown color of old moccasins. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Orange-Red Decoction of inner bark used as a reddish orange dye for quills. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Red-Brown Infusion of inner bark used as a reddish brown dye for hides. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Unspecified Decoction of inner bark used to darken hides. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Unspecified Infusion of bark applied to darken birch bark used to make baskets. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Yellow Decoction of catkins used as a yellow dye for quills. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Caulking Material Wood charcoal mixed with pitch and used for sealing canoe seams. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Snow Gear Decoction of bark applied to toboggan boards to soften them for bending. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Flathead Dye, Orange Bark boiled and used as an orange dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Flathead Dye, Red Bark used to make a flaming red hair dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Flathead Dye, Red-Brown Bark boiled and used as a reddish brown dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Infusion of young plant taken for pain. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 38 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Decoction of stems and couch grass rhizomes used for thick urine. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 38 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Kutenai Drug, Abortifacient Infusion of bark taken for menstrual regulation. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Kutenai Dye, Orange Bark boiled and used as an orange dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Kutenai Dye, Red-Brown Bark boiled and used as a reddish brown dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Malecite Drug, Oral Aid Bark chewed and used for ulcerated mouths. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 245 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Menominee Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of root bark taken to congest loose mucous during a cold. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of root bark used as an astringent, healing wash for sores. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of inner bark applied to swellings. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Menominee Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion of root bark used as a wash for horses with saddle gall. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Menominee Dye, Red-Brown Bark boiled and cloth or material immersed in boiling liquid as a reddish brown dye. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 78 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Meskwaki Drug, Antihemorrhagic Decoction of root given to children who pass blood in their stools. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 206 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Meskwaki Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of root given to children who pass blood in their stools. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 206 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Micmac Drug, Oral Aid Bark used for ulcerated mouth. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 54 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Mohegan Drug, Analgesic Infusion of twigs used as a liniment for pain of sprains, bruises, backache and headache. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 128 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Mohegan Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of twigs used as a liniment for sprain and backache pains. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 69, 70 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Navajo Dye, Red Powdered bark used as a reddish dye. A dull reddish dye was made from the alder and several other plants. The woman first burned some of the twigs of the juniper or spruce then crushed and boiled the root bark of the mountain mahogany. Only the bark was used because the roots themselves contain no color bearing material. To this was added the powdered bark of the alder together with a ground lichen. This was put together and boiled until it was thought to be right, then it was strained and the wool or yarn was soaked in it overnight. This produced a dull reddish color on wool and a fine tan color on buckskin. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 39 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Nez Perce Dye, Orange Bark boiled and used as an orange dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Nez Perce Dye, Red-Brown Bark boiled and used as a reddish brown dye. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 5 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root taken as astringent and coagulant after bloody stools. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 358 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Ojibwa Dye, Yellow Inner bark used for dyeing light yellow or with other ingredients for red, red brown or black. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 425 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of bark taken for flux. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid Juice of inner bark used as a wash for the itch. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |