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Salix sp.

Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of boiled bark used for a period of time for broken bones.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Drug, Toothache Remedy
Bark chewed for toothache.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Fiber, Basketry
Split withes used for weaving baskets.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Fiber, Building Material
Branches with the bark and leaves twisted and used for tying and binding in construction. The branches were used for tying and binding, especially in constructing the underground winter pit houses and in making fish traps, weirs and rafts.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Fiber, Building Material
Split withes heated and twisted to make cabling for suspension bridges in 'the old days.'
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Fiber, Canoe Material
Branches used in making fish traps, weirs and rafts.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Fiber, Canoe Material
Dry logs lashed together to make rafts.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Fiber, Clothing
Bark of dead trees used to make capes and aprons.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499
Salix sp.

Thompson Fiber, Cordage
Long shoots made into rope and used in lashing together fish drying racks and fish weir stakes.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Fiber, Cordage
Softened stems twisted to make rope and used to lash together fish drying racks.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Fiber, Cordage
Split withes used to make string and rope.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Fiber, Furniture
Branches used to make cradle hoops.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Bark of dead trees used to make mats and fiber blankets.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499
Salix sp.

Thompson Food, Forage
Plant enjoyed by moose.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Other, Containers
Bark of dead trees used to make capes and aprons.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 499
Salix sp.

Thompson Other, Containers
Peeled, cleaned bark braided and woven together with Indian hemp fiber to make storage bags.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Other, Fasteners
Branches with the bark and leaves twisted and used for tying and binding in construction. The branches were used for tying and binding, especially in constructing the underground winter pit houses and in making fish traps, weirs and rafts.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Other, Fasteners
Long shoots made into ropes and used for lashing together fish drying racks and fish weir stakes.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Other, Fasteners
Softened stems twisted to make rope and used to lash together fish drying racks.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Branches used in making fish traps, weirs and rafts.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 279
Salix sp.

Winnebago Fiber, Building Material
Poles used to sustain the thatch of the earth lodges and to form the frame of the bath lodges.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 73
Salix sp.

Yuki Fiber, Basketry
Used as basket material.
Kelly, Isabel T., 1930, Yuki Basketry, University of Calfornia Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 24:421-444, page 423
Salix tweedyi (Bebb ex Rose) Ball
Least Willow
USDA SATW
Eskimo, Nunivak Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of leaves and bark used as an analgesic.
Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325
Salix tweedyi (Bebb ex Rose) Ball
Least Willow
USDA SATW
Eskimo, Nunivak Drug, Oral Aid
Plant chewed for sore mouth.
Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325
Salix washingtonia
American Willow
Mahuna Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of pounded leaves taken as a blood tonic.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 32
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of bark taken to check bowels.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Bark used as a poultice.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction or infusion of bark used as a wash to make the hair grow.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion taken for fever.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Root chewed by ball players 'for wind.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid
Infusion of inner bark taken for lost voice and root chewed for hoarseness.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Tonic
Bark used as a tonic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61