| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Cherokee Drug, Eye Medicine Inner bark boiled and used with water as wash for sore 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 44 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound infusion of bark taken for 'female trouble' and cramps. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Hot infusion of bark given for measles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Cherokee Fiber, Basketry Used to make baskets. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Cherokee Fiber, Building Material Wood used for lumber. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Cherokee Fiber, Furniture Wood used to make furniture. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Cherokee Other, Decorations Wood used to carve. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Complex compound taken as a blood purifier. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of bark used as drops for sore eyes and cataracts. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Iroquois Drug, Hunting Medicine Decoction of plants used as a wash for traps, a 'trapping medicine.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake Bark dried, pounded, sifted and made into bread. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 119 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Iroquois Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make bowls. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 53 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Malecite Fiber, Basketry Used to make basket splints. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Micmac Fiber, Basketry Used to make basketware. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Ojibwa Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of bark used as a wash for sore eyes. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 353 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Ojibwa Other, Designs Leaf frequently used in the Ojibwe beadwork designs. Many leaves, flowers and fruits furnish designs. Since the plants are sacred to their midewiwin or medicine lodge, it is common for them to use especially valuable remedies in their designs. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 412 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Potawatomi Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of inner bark used as an eyewash. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 37 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Potawatomi Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Traps boiled in water with bark to deodorize the scent of the previous animal trapped. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Seminole Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Seminole Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Seminole Other, Cooking Tools Plant used to make spoons. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 472 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Seminole Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Plant used to make arrow heads. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 472 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Seminole Other, Stable Gear Plant used to make ox yokes. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 472 |
| Acer rubrum var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn. ex Nutt.) Sarg. Drummond's Maple USDA ACRUD |
Koasati Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of bark taken and used as a wash for gun wounds. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 39 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Infusion of bark taken for cramps. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion taken for dysentery. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion taken for hives. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Eye Medicine Inner bark boiled and used with water as wash for sore 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 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound infusion of bark taken for 'female trouble' and cramps. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Hot infusion of bark given for measles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Fiber, Basketry Used to make baskets. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Fiber, Building Material Wood used for lumber. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Fiber, Furniture Wood used to make furniture. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Other, Decorations Wood used to carve. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark boiled and used as a wash for old, stubborn, running sores. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Chippewa Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Chippewa Other, Cleaning Agent Bark, hemlock and swamp oak bark boiled together to make a wash to remove rust from steel or iron. The barks were boiled together and used to remove rust from steel or iron and to prevent further rusting. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Dakota Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Unspecified Sap, thimbleberries and water used to make a medicine. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Iroquois Food, Beverage Sap fermented and used as an intoxicant. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 146 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Iroquois Food, Beverage Sap, thimbleberries and water used to make a drink for home consumption and longhouse ceremonies. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake Bark dried, pounded, sifted and made into bread. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 119 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Iroquois Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark, removed from south side of tree, taken for cough. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of root bark taken for gonorrhea. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 232 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make arrows. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa Other, Toys & Games Root used to make the bowl for the dice bowl game. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of inner bark used for diarrhea. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |