| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Mohegan Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of twigs taken for asthma. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 270 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Mohegan Drug, Respiratory Aid Infusion of twigs taken for asthma. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Mohegan Other, Water Indicator Crotched sticks used to locate underground water. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Navajo Dye, Red Roots used as a red dye for wool. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 54 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Fruit dried for winter use. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ojibwa Food, Soup Dried fruit ground into a flour and used to make soup. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound decoction of small rootlets taken for diarrhea. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 200 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Omaha Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled root bark applied to skin abrasions. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Omaha Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Tough, elastic twigs bound into bundles and used as brooms for sweeping the floor. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Omaha Food, Dried Food Fruit pitted and dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 326 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Omaha Food, Dried Food Highly valued fruit pitted and dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Omaha Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh in season. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 326 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Omaha Food, Fruit Highly valued fruit eaten fresh and raw. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Omaha Food, Sauce & Relish Highly valued fruit cooked as a sauce. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Omaha Other, Season Indicator Blossoms used as an indicator of when to plant corn, beans and squashes. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Pawnee Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Bound bundles of tough, elastic twigs used a brooms for sweeping the floor. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Pawnee Food, Dried Food Highly valued fruit eaten fresh and raw, cooked as a sauce or dried with the pits for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Pawnee Food, Fruit Highly valued fruit eaten fresh and raw. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Pawnee Food, Sauce & Relish Highly valued fruit cooked as a sauce. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ponca Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Tough, elastic twigs bound into bundles and used as brooms for sweeping the floor. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ponca Food, Dried Food Highly valued fruit pitted and dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ponca Food, Fruit Highly valued fruit eaten fresh and raw. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Ponca Food, Sauce & Relish Highly valued fruit cooked as a sauce. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Rappahannock Drug, Unspecified 'An ingredient of a medicine made after diagnosis.' Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 31 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Winnebago Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Tough, elastic twigs bound into bundles and used as brooms for sweeping the floor. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Winnebago Food, Dried Food Highly valued fruit pitted and dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Winnebago Food, Fruit Highly valued fruit eaten fresh and raw. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus americana Marsh. American Plum USDA PRAM |
Winnebago Food, Sauce & Relish Highly valued fruit cooked as a sauce. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 87 |
| Prunus andersonii Gray Desert Peach USDA PRAN2 |
Cahuilla Food, Fruit Fruit considered a great delicacy, important food and a highly prized food source. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 119 |
| Prunus andersonii Gray Desert Peach USDA PRAN2 |
Cahuilla Food, Preserves Fruit boiled, sweetened with sugar and used to make jelly. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 119 |
| Prunus andersonii Gray Desert Peach USDA PRAN2 |
Paiute Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of stems, leaves or roots taken for diarrhea. 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 123 |
| Prunus andersonii Gray Desert Peach USDA PRAN2 |
Paiute Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Weak decoction of bark taken for rheumatism. 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 123 |
| Prunus andersonii Gray Desert Peach USDA PRAN2 |
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Hot infusion of leaves or decoction of branches taken for colds. 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 123 |
| Prunus andersonii Gray Desert Peach USDA PRAN2 |
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of branches taken for colds. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38 |
| Prunus andersonii Gray Desert Peach USDA PRAN2 |
Paiute Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Decoction of dried bark strips taken as a winter tonic to ward off influenza. 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 123 |
| Prunus andersonii Gray Desert Peach USDA PRAN2 |
Paiute Drug, Tonic Decoction of dried bark strips taken as a winter tonic to ward off influenza. 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 123 |
| Prunus andersonii Gray Desert Peach USDA PRAN2 |
Paiute Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of bark taken or twigs chewed for tuberculosis. 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 123 |
| Prunus angustifolia Marsh. Chickasaw Plum USDA PRANA |
Comanche Food, Fruit Fresh fruits used for food. 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 angustifolia Marsh. Chickasaw Plum USDA PRANA |
Comanche Food, Winter Use Food Stored fruits used for food. 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 armeniaca L. Apricot USDA PRAR3 |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 79 |
| Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot USDA PRAR3 |
Keresan Food, Dried Food Fruit dried for winter use. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 558 |
| Prunus armeniaca L. Apricot USDA PRAR3 |
Keresan Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh. White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 558 |
| Prunus cerasus L. Sour Cherry USDA PRCE |
Cherokee Drug, Blood Medicine Compound used as a blood 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 28, 29 |
| Prunus cerasus L. Sour Cherry USDA PRCE |
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of bark taken for colds. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28, 29 |
| Prunus cerasus L. Sour Cherry USDA PRCE |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark taken for coughs. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28, 29 |
| Prunus cerasus L. Sour Cherry USDA PRCE |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Astringent root bark used in a wash for old sores and ulcers. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28, 29 |
| Prunus cerasus L. Sour Cherry USDA PRCE |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Root bark used as a wash for old sores and ulcers. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28, 29 |
| Prunus cerasus L. Sour Cherry USDA PRCE |
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge Infusion or decoction of bark used for fevers, including the 'great chill.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28, 29 |
| Prunus cerasus L. Sour Cherry USDA PRCE |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Boiled fruit used for 'blood discharged from 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 28, 29 |