| Ulmus americana L. American Elm USDA ULAM |
Penobscot Drug, Antihemorrhagic Infusion of bark taken for 'bleeding at the lungs.' Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Ulmus americana L. American Elm USDA ULAM |
Penobscot Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of bark taken for pulmonary hemorrhage. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Ulmus americana L. American Elm USDA ULAM |
Ponca Fiber, Building Material Forked trees used for the posts in building the earth lodge. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Ulmus americana L. American Elm USDA ULAM |
Ponca Other, Cooking Tools Log sections used to make corn mortars and pestles. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Ulmus americana L. American Elm USDA ULAM |
Ponca Other, Fuel Wood used for fuel. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Ulmus americana L. American Elm USDA ULAM |
Ponca Other, Stable Gear Wood used for saddle trees. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Ulmus americana L. American Elm USDA ULAM |
Ponca Other, Tools Wood used to make small mortars and pestles for grinding medicines and perfumes. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 75 |
| Ulmus americana L. American Elm USDA ULAM |
Ponca Other, Toys & Games Fibrous inner bark used for popgun wads. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
| Ulmus americana L. American Elm USDA ULAM |
Potawatomi Drug, Analgesic Bark used for cramps. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 86 |
| Ulmus americana L. American Elm USDA ULAM |
Potawatomi Drug, Antidiarrheal Bark used for diarrhea. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 86 |
| Ulmus americana L. American Elm USDA ULAM |
Winnebago Other, Toys & Games Fibrous inner bark used for popgun wads. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Alabama Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of bark and gunpowder taken as sympathetic magic for delayed labor. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 665 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Alabama Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of bark taken for prolonged labor. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 19 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Catawba Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Bark used for consumption. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 19 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of inner bark taken for dysentery. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 19 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Taken to soothe stomach and bowels and for dysentery and bowels of pregnant women. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of inside bark used for burns. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy Used 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 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Used 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 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of inside bark used for old sores and wounds. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of bark used to wash eyes. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Taken to soothe stomach and bowels and for heartburn and bowels of pregnant women. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of bark taken to ease labor. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 19 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Taken to soothe stomach and bowels and for heartburn and bowels of pregnant women. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Laxative Used as a mild laxative and 'soothes stomach 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 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid Used for catarrh. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid Used for 'quinsies.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Used for 'quinsies,' coughs, 'consumptions and breast 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 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Cherokee Fiber, Sporting Equipment Inner bark chewed and spat onto baseball glove to make the ball stick to the glove. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 33 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Chippewa Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of bark gargled or dried root chewed for sore throat. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 342 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Creek Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Decoction of bark with gunpowder taken to speed delivery, sympathetic magic. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 665 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Dakota Drug, Laxative Decoction of inner bark taken as a laxative. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Dakota Fiber, Building Material Forked trees used for the posts in building the earth lodge. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Dakota Fiber, Cordage Inner bark fibers used to make ropes and cords. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Dakota Other, Cooking Tools Log sections used to make corn mortars and pestles. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Dakota Other, Fuel Weathered bark used to catch the spark in firemaking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Dakota Other, Fuel Wood used for fuel. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Dakota Other, Tools Wood used to make small mortars and pestles for grinding medicines and perfumes. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 76 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Dakota Other, Toys & Games Fibrous inner bark used for popgun wads. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 116 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Complex compound used as a blood purifier. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 305 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Compound decoction taken to vomit for sleepiness and weakness. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 305 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of bark used as drops and as a wash for sore eyes. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 305 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of bark taken to clean stomach and used for biliousness. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction of bark taken to facilitate childbirth and for parturition. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 305 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of bark taken for dry birth. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 305 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Iroquois Drug, Kidney Aid Decoction of bark taken for kidneys. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Iroquois Drug, Respiratory Aid Compound of leaves smoked and exhaled through the nostrils for catarrh. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 305 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Iroquois Drug, Stimulant Compound decoction with black center of tree taken when feeling drowsy. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 305 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Iroquois Drug, Throat Aid Raw bark chewed for sore throats. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 306 |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. Slippery Elm USDA ULRU |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound decoction used as a poultice for infected and swollen tubercular glands. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 304 |