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Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make points for oolichan and squirrel spears.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Drug, Analgesic
Cooked shoots put in bath water and used as a soak for pain.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of cooked shoots applied for pain.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Cooked shoots put in bath water and used as a soak for sore, arthritic areas.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of cooked shoots applied to sore, arthritic areas.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Drug, Dermatological Aid
Root slivers inserted into boil eruptions.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Food, Fruit
Berries mixed with blueberries, Pacific crabapples and oolichan grease and eaten.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hoh Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of roots or bark used for colds.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hoh Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of roots or bark used for coughs.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hoh Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of roots or bark used by women during confinement.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hoh Food, Fruit
Berries pit baked and used for food.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hoh Food, Sauce & Relish
Fruits used to make a sauce.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hoh Food, Winter Use Food
Berries cooked, wrapped in skunk cabbage leaves and preserved for winter use.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Klallam Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Gunther, Erna, 1927, Klallam Ethnography, Seattle. University of Washington Press, page 197
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Klallam Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Mahuna Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Blossoms used for measles.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 10
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Mahuna Food, Fruit
Berries eaten mainly to quench the thirst.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 70
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Makah Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pounded leaves applied to an abscess or boil.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Makah Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Nitinaht Drug, Cathartic
Infusion of bark and roots taken by boys and girls as a purgative to cleanse the system.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 100
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Nitinaht Drug, Psychological Aid
Bark used with black twinberry bark for nervous breakdowns.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 100
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Nitinaht Food, Fruit
Berries formerly used for food.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 100
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Nitinaht Food, Preserves
Berries pounded, dried, soaked in water until jam like, mixed with sugar and used for food.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 100
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Nitinaht Other, Sacred Items
Pithy branches hollowed out and used to make ceremonial and sacred wolf whistles.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 100
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Nitinaht Other, Toys & Games
Used to make children's whistles and 'pea shooters.'
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 100
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Oweekeno Food, Dried Food
Berries dried for storage.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 90
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Oweekeno Food, Preserves
Berries used to make jam.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 90
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute, Northern Food, Dried Food
Berries dried for future use.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 50
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute, Northern Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 50
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute, Northern Food, Soup
Berries dried and boiled into a soup.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 50
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Quileute Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of roots or bark used for colds.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Quileute Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of roots or bark used for coughs.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Quileute Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of roots or bark used by women during confinement.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Quileute Food, Fruit
Berries pit baked and used for food.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Quileute Food, Sauce & Relish
Fruits used to make a sauce.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Quileute Food, Winter Use Food
Berries cooked, wrapped in skunk cabbage leaves and preserved for winter use.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Quileute Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Quinault Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of bark applied to breast after childbirth to start milk flow.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Quinault Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Skagit Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Skagit, Upper Food, Dried Food
Berries steamed, pulped and dried for winter use.
Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 38
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Skagit, Upper Food, Fruit
Fruit eaten fresh.
Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 37
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Skokomish Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Snohomish Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Squaxin Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of leaves used as a wash on area infected with blood poisoning.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Squaxin Drug, Disinfectant
Infusion of leaves used as a wash on area infected with blood poisoning.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Squaxin Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Swinomish Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Yurok Food, Fruit
Fresh berries used for food.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 53
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Yurok Other, Containers
Leaves used to pack sturgeon eggs while cooking.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 53