| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Abnaki Fiber, Basketry Used to make baskets. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 172 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Abnaki Fiber, Basketry Wood used to make baskets. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 157 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Tonic of inner bark taken for liver and stomach. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of bark used to 'check discharge.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Chippewa Dye, Blue Bark used to make a blue dye in a manner similar to that of blue ash. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 139 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Chippewa Fiber, Basketry Wood logs beaten with mauls to separate the growth layers, cut into strips and woven into baskets. The wood logs were beaten with mauls until the growth layers were loosened so that they could be separated. The thin sheets of wood were then cut into strips of the desired size and woven into baskets. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 139 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Chippewa Fiber, Building Material Bark used to cover wigwams. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 377 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Chippewa Other, Fuel Wood used for fuel for quiet fires because it did not crackle and shoot sparks like other woods. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 139 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Infusion of bark taken for painful urination. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 412 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Compound infusion of roots and bark used as foot soak for rheumatism. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 412 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Iroquois Drug, Ear Medicine Compound infusion of roots used as drops for earaches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 413 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Iroquois Drug, Laxative Compound decoction of bark taken as a laxative. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 413 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Iroquois Drug, Other Compound decoction of bark taken for stricture. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 413 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Iroquois Drug, Reproductive Aid Compound decoction of roots and bark taken to induce pregnancy. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 413 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of bark taken for painful urination. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 412 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid Compound decoction of plants mixed with feed given to horses as a laxative. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 413 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Malecite Fiber, Basketry Used to make basket splints. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Menominee Drug, Adjuvant Inner bark used as a seasoner for medicines. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 43 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Menominee Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used for bows and arrows. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 75 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Meskwaki Drug, Laxative Compound infusion of wood used to loosen the bowels. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 233 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Meskwaki Drug, Panacea Inner bark of trunk considered a remedy for any internal ailments. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 233 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Meskwaki Fiber, Basketry Inner bark and wood used to make baskets. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 269 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Meskwaki Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows and arrows. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 269 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Micmac Fiber, Basketry Used to make basketware. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Ojibwa Fiber, Basketry Wood used for basketry splints. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 420 |
| Fraxinus nigra Marsh. Black Ash USDA FRNI |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of inner bark applied to sore eyes. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 200 |