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Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Tanana, Upper Other, Fuel
Wood used for fuel.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Tanana, Upper Other, Smoke Plant
Wood ashes mixed with tobacco and used for chewing tobacco.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Tewa Drug, Urinary Aid
Decoction of leaves taken for urinary trouble.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 42
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson 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
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson 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
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Powdery substance from bark rubbed on girls' armpits so that they would not grow underarm hair. The powder was rubbed on girls' armpits after their first menstrual period. Young men, too, rubbed the powdery substance on their arms and faces to prevent the growth of hair.
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 277
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Wood ash mixed with water or grease and used as a salve on swellings.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 464
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Wood ashes rubbed on men's faces and arms to prevent the growth of hair.
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 277
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of bark rubbed on adolescents' bodies for purification.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 504
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson 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
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of bark rubbed on adolescents' bodies for purification.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 504
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson Drug, Psychological Aid
Decoction of branches taken by people suffering from insanity through excessive drinking.
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 277
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of branches or roots taken and used as a wash for syphilis.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 464
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson Food, Forage
Bark eaten by beavers.
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 277
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Decoction of branches used to wash traps, guns, buckskins and hunters. The decoction was used to wash humans such as hunters who desired to be exceptionally 'clean.'
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 277
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson Other, Protection
Decoction of branches used as a protective bath against witches.
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 277
Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
USDA POTR5
Thompson, Upper (Fraser Band) Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make dugout canoes.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497