| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark from young trees given when 'baby cries, but is not sick.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
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Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark or decoction of young shoots given to children for worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 293 |
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Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound used for bed wetting. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 293 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of roots or bark used internally and externally for venereal diseases. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
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Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of bark given to dogs and cats with fits caused by worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 293 |
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Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of bark mixed with feed for horses for worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Isleta Drug, Orthopedic Aid Bark used as casts in setting broken limbs. Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 38 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Klamath Fiber, Clothing Bark used to make hats. 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 94 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Meskwaki Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of buds used as a nasal salve by children and adults for colds and coughs. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 245 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Meskwaki Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of buds used as a nasal salve by children and adults for coughs and colds. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 245 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Meskwaki Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of buds used as a nasal salve by children and adults for coughs and colds. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 245 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy Bark used for colds. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Micmac Drug, Dietary Aid Bark used to stimulate the appetite. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Montagnais Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of dried bark given to children suffering from worms. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Montana Indian Fiber, Building Material Wood used for fire and shelter during the winter. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Montana Indian Fiber, Cordage Bark sometimes employed as cordage. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Montana Indian Food, Fodder Young twigs fed to horses when other food was not obtainable. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
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Montana Indian Food, Unspecified Inner bark considered a valuable mucilaginous food. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
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Montana Indian Other, Fuel Used occasionally for firewood. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 37 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Montana Indian Other, Fuel Wood used for fire and shelter during the winter. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Montana Indian Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark used for 'kinnikinnick.' Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 19 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Tree important to the Sun's House Chant. This tree, according to legend, has the distinction of being the first tree against which the bear rubs his back in the Sun's House Chant. The others are red willow, fir and chokecherry. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 38 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Navajo, Ramah Food, Starvation Food Inner bark eaten raw as an emergency ration. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items Stem used to make Evilway hoop. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Navajo, Ramah Other, Cooking Tools Knots used to make wooden cups. Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 22 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of bark applied to cuts and wounds. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 388 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Ojibwa Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of inner bark applied to sore arm or leg and used as a splint for broken limb. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 388 |
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Ojibwa Other, Paper Wood used for pulpwood. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark powder used on the feet and underarms as a deodorant and anti-perspirant. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 134 |
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Okanagan-Colville Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of young growth used as a bath for bruised eyes. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 134 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Tools Logs used to scrape deer hides. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 134 |
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Okanagon Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of stems and branches used as a wash for rheumatism. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
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Okanagon Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of stems and branches taken for rheumatism. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
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Okanagon Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of stems and branches taken for dyspepsia. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41 |
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Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of inner bark taken for coughs from pneumonia. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 61 |
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Paiute Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of inner bark taken for fever with excessive perspiration. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 61 |
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Paiute Fiber, Building Material Young trees used for tent and tipi poles. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 61 |
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Paiute Other, Fuel Dry limbs used as a source of fuel. Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 61 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Penobscot Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of bark taken as a diaphoretic for colds. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Penobscot Drug, Diaphoretic Infusion of bark taken as a diaphoretic for colds. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
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Potawatomi Drug, Veterinary Aid Burned bark ashes mixed with lard and used as a salve for sores on horses. 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 |
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Salish Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of rootlets and stems taken for syphilis. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294 |
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Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of bark taken over a long period of time for venereal disease. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 120121 |
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Shuswap Other, Toys & Games Branches used by boys to make whistles. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 68 |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. Quaking Aspen USDA POTR5 |
Sikani Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of scraped bark taken for worms and caused a stool immediately. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
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Sikani Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pulverized bark and water applied as paste to wounds. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 54 |
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Tanana, Upper Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of inner bark, outer bark and Hudson Bay tea used for colds. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
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Tanana, Upper Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of inner bark, outer bark and Hudson Bay tea used for coughs. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
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Tanana, Upper Food, Preservative Wood used to smoke fish. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
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Tanana, Upper Food, Unspecified Sap and cambium used for food. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |