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Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of young branches used to start lactation.
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 130
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Throat Aid
Inner bark powdered, made into a paste and applied to 'sick' throats.
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 130
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Blackfoot Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of new twigs taken as a painkiller.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Blackfoot Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of new twigs taken for fevers.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Blackfoot Dye, Red
Spring buds used to make a red dye.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 32
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of inner bark taken for diarrhea.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Basketry
Stems used to rim birch bark 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 58
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Cordage
Bark used to make rope.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Cree, Woodlands Other, Containers
Stems used to make a stopper for a sturgeon skin jar.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Cree, Woodlands Other, Cooking Tools
Stems used to make a fish roasting stick.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Cree, Woodlands Other, Fasteners
Bark used to tie or fasten many things. Bark was used to tie the fish roasting sticks, rock fish net weights, birch bark moose calls, and snowshoe frames, which were tied together before they were bent, as well as bundles to be carried by hand.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Bark made into netting and used to catch fish.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Stems used to make bows and arrows.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Cree, Woodlands Other, Tools
Bark made into netting to clean pitch used in sealing birch bark canoes.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Cree, Woodlands Other, Tools
Stems used to make a bead weaving loom.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Cree, Woodlands Other, Toys & Games
Branches used to make whistles.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Iroquois Drug, Emetic
Compound decoction taken to vomit during initial stages of consumption.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 294
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Iroquois Drug, Emetic
Compound decoction taken to vomit to reduce loneliness.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 294
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Iroquois Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy
Infusion of bark used for bleeding piles.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 294
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Iroquois Drug, Psychological Aid
Compound decoction taken to vomit to reduce loneliness.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 294
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Compound decoction taken to vomit during initial stages of consumption.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 294
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant used for stomach troubles.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Ojibwa Drug, Sedative
Plant used for trembling.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant
Plant used for fainting.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified
Bark used for medicinal purposes.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Potawatomi Drug, Hemostat
Decoction of root bark used for hemorrhages.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 81, 82
Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow
USDA SADI
Potawatomi Drug, Panacea
Bark used as a universal remedy.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 81