| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Apache, Mescalero Drug, Antidiarrheal Berries used for diarrhea. Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 48 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Apache, Mescalero Drug, Burn Dressing Ripe berries mashed and used for burns. Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 48 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Apache, Mescalero Food, Bread & Cake Berries ground, formed into cakes and dried. Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 48 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Apache, Mescalero Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 48 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Apache, Mescalero Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Small shoots used to make arrow shafts. Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 48 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of fresh root or decoction of dried root applied to ulcers. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Poultice of fresh root or decoction of dried root applied to 'broken breast.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Coeur d'Alene Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 89 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Comanche Food, Dried Food Fruits eaten dried and stored for later use. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 523 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Creek Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of root taken for dysentery. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Creek Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of roots taken for dysentery. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 27 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Koasati Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of inner bark taken for dyspepsia. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 27 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Malecite Drug, Unspecified Used to make medicines. 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 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Malecite Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. 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 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Malecite Other, Smoking Tools Wood used to make pipes. 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 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Micmac Food, Beverage Bark used to make a beverage. 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 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Navajo Dye, Green Fruits used to make a green dye. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Navajo Dye, Purple Roots used to make a purple dye. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Navajo Food, Fruit Fruits eaten as soon as they were picked. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Wood used to make a staff carried by the Humpback in the Night Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Wood used to make prayersticks. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Oweekeno Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 111 |
| Prunus sp. Chokecherry |
Thompson Food, Preserves Berries collected in large quantities and cured. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 237 |
| Prunus subcordata Benth. Klamath Plum USDA PRSUS |
Atsugewi Food, Bread & Cake Seeds removed, pulp pounded and stored for winter in small cakes. Garth, Thomas R., 1953, Atsugewi Ethnography, Anthropological Records 14(2):140-141, page 139 |
| Prunus subcordata Benth. Klamath Plum USDA PRSUS |
Klamath Food, Dried Food Fresh or dried fruit used for food. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 99 |
| Prunus subcordata Benth. Klamath Plum USDA PRSUS |
Klamath Food, Fruit Dried or fresh fruit used for food. Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 99 |
| Prunus subcordata Benth. Klamath Plum USDA PRSUS |
Mendocino Indian Food, Dried Food Fruits dried and eaten. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 356 |
| Prunus subcordata Benth. Klamath Plum USDA PRSUS |
Mendocino Indian Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 356 |
| Prunus subcordata Benth. Klamath Plum USDA PRSUS |
Modesse Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 223 |
| Prunus subcordata Benth. Klamath Plum USDA PRSUS |
Wintoon Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 264 |
| Prunus subcordata var. oregana (Greene) W. Wight ex M.E. Peck Oregon Klamath Plum USDA PRSUO |
Wintoon Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 264 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Abnaki Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 168 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark and sweet flag taken for coughs. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 185 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Beverage Cherries used to make wine. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 96 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Beverage Fruits used to make a wine. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 113 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Fruit Cherries eaten fresh. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 96 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Preserves Cherries made into preserves. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 96 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Apache, Western Food, Fruit Berries eaten raw. Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 190 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Drug, Antidiarrheal Berry juice used for diarrhea. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Drug, Cathartic Infusion of cambium and saskatoon taken as a purge. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of cambium and saskatoon taken by nursing mothers to pass medicinal qualities to baby. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Drug, Throat Aid Berry juice used for sore throats. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Fiber, Furniture Straight branches used to make back rests. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 119 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Food, Beverage Juice given as a special drink to husbands or the favorite child. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 104 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Food, Dried Food Berries greased, sun dried and stored for future use. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 104 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Food, Fruit Crushed berries, mixed with backfat and used to make pemmican. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 104 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Food, Soup Crushed berries, mixed with backfat and used to make soup. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 104 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Food, Special Food Berry soup used for most ceremonial events. These ceremonial events included the transfer of a tipi design or the opening of a Medicine Pipe bundle or a Beaver bundle. The woman prepared the soup from berries, assorted roots, fat and water. At an appointed time during the ceremony this soup was served to all participants. The soup was blessed, and an offering of one of the berries was put back into the ground, before eating began. A few mouthfuls were taken; then the remainder of the soup was given to one or another of the women, who would take it home to her children. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 26 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Food, Spice Peeled sticks inserted into roasting meat as a spice. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 104 |
| Prunus virginiana L. Common Chokecherry USDA PRVIV |
Blackfoot Food, Staple Berries considered a staple. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 104 |