| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Simple or compound decoction of bark taken 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 121122 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid Simple or compound decoction of bark taken 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 121122 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cold Remedy Buds heated on top of a wood stove and the aroma inhaled for colds. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of buds taken for colds. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of mashed buds used for colds. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of buds taken for coughs. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Dermatological Aid Mashed buds cooked in grease or dried, powdered buds used as a salve for rashes and sores. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Panacea Decoction of buds taken for colds, coughs and other illnesses. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Food, Unspecified Sap used for food. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Cooking Tools Soft wood used to make bowls and other items. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Fuel Wood used for fuel. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Preservative Wood used to smoke fish. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Smoke Plant Wood ashes mixed with tobacco and smoked. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Toys & Games Bark used to make toys. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Anticosti Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of buds and alcohol applied to wounds. Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 65 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Tincture of buds used for chronic rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Juice of buds used on sores. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Tincture of buds used for colic and 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 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Given to 'persons of phlegmatic habits.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Taken by 'persons of phlegmatic habits' and used for aching teeth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid Tincture of buds used for old venereal complaints. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Iroquois Drug, Anthelmintic Compound decoction with bark taken to kill worms in adults. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 291 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Used for arthritis. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Compound with whisky taken as blood remedy and for tape worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound decoction used for skin eruptions and scabs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 291 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Iroquois Drug, Laxative Compound decoction of bark taken as a laxative. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 291 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of bark taken by people and given to horses for worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 291 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Menominee Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of resinous buds in fat used in the nostrils for a headcold. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 52 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of resinous buds in fat used as a salve for wounds. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 52 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
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 balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Thompson Other, Stable Gear Wood used to make the sides of riding and pack saddles. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Buds mixed with chewed and warmed mountain goat kidney fat and used as a face cream. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of buds mixed with eulachon grease or sockeye salmon oil and rubbed on scalp for baldness. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of buds applied for hip pains. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of buds and animal fat taken for whooping cough. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Drug, Pulmonary Aid Poultice of buds applied for lung and hip pains. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of buds in dogfish oil taken for sore throat. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Buds mixed with balsam sap and used for tuberculosis. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Food, Dried Food Inner cambium 'slime' sun dried and eaten with grease. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Food, Unspecified Inner cambium 'slime' eaten fresh. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Blackfoot Food, Unspecified Inner bark and sap used for food. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 68 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Blackfoot Other, Protection Sap used to conceal human scent when stealing enemy horses. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 68 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Carrier Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make canoes. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 69 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Cheyenne Fiber, Building Material Trunks used as framework for Sundance lodges. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 68 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Cheyenne Food, Fodder Twigs and bark fed to horses and other livestock. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 68 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Cheyenne Other, Paint Fruits used to make red, green, yellow, purple and white paint for suitcases and tipis. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 68 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Clallam Food, Dried Food Sap eaten dried. Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 203 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Clallam Food, Unspecified Sap eaten fresh. Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 203 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Flathead Drug, Cold Remedy Bark eaten for colds. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 68 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Flathead Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaves used for bruises, sores and boils. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 68 |