| Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Common Serviceberry USDA AMARA4 |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Fruits given to mothers after childbirth for afterpains and hemorrhages. Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
| Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Common Serviceberry USDA AMARA4 |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of small branches given to mothers after childbirth for afterpains and hemorrhages. Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of bark used as a bath and given to children with worms. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 27 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark used as a bath and given to children with worms. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 27 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Chippewa Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound decoction of root taken for dysentery. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 344 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Chippewa Drug, Disinfectant Compound decoction of inner bark used as a disinfectant wash. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction of bark taken for 'female weakness.' Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 356 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Chippewa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root taken to prevent miscarriage after an injury. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Chippewa Food, Dried Food Fruit dried for winter use. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 132 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Chippewa Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 132 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Fruits formerly used as a blood remedy. Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Fruits given to mothers after childbirth for afterpains and hemorrhages. Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of small branches given to mothers after childbirth for afterpains and hemorrhages. Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 96 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake Fruit mashed, made into small cakes and dried for future use. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Iroquois Food, Dried Food Raw or cooked fruit sun or fire dried and stored for future use. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Iroquois Food, Fruit Dried fruit taken as a hunting food. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Iroquois Food, Sauce & Relish Dried fruit cakes soaked in warm water and cooked as a sauce or mixed with corn bread. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 128 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Iroquois Other, Season Indicator Blossoms used as a reliable method of when to plant the corn. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 21 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Berries dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 70 |
| Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Canadian Serviceberry USDA AMCA4 |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 236 |
| Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Allegheny Serviceberry USDA AMLA |
Cherokee Food, Fruit Fresh fruit used for food. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 55 |
| Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Allegheny Serviceberry USDA AMLA |
Cherokee Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 21 |
| Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Allegheny Serviceberry USDA AMLA |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Berries dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 70 |
| Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Allegheny Serviceberry USDA AMLA |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of bark taken by expectant mothers. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 384 |
| Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Allegheny Serviceberry USDA AMLA |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Berries used for food and dried for winter use, the Indians preferred them to blueberries. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 408 |
| Amelanchier pallida Greene Pale Serviceberry USDA AMPA2 |
Cahuilla Food, Dried Food Berries dried for future use. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 38 |
| Amelanchier pallida Greene Pale Serviceberry USDA AMPA2 |
Cahuilla Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 38 |
| Amelanchier pallida Greene Pale Serviceberry USDA AMPA2 |
Costanoan Food, Fruit Raw fruits used for food. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
| Amelanchier pallida Greene Pale Serviceberry USDA AMPA2 |
Hopi Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Used to make bows and arrows. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 79 |
| Amelanchier pallida Greene Pale Serviceberry USDA AMPA2 |
Kawaiisu Food, Fruit Fruit eaten sparingly while fresh. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 11 |
| Amelanchier pallida Greene Pale Serviceberry USDA AMPA2 |
Kawaiisu Other, Ceremonial Items Sticks used in a Kawaiisu tale. Coyote sharpens the ends of the sticks (some versions refer to the roots) and plants them, points upward, on one side of his house. Grizzly Bear, chasing coyote over the house, jumps on the points and is killed. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 11 |
| Amelanchier pallida Greene Pale Serviceberry USDA AMPA2 |
Kawaiisu Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Stems used to make arrows and gun cleaners. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 11 |
| Amelanchier pallida Greene Pale Serviceberry USDA AMPA2 |
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of boiled roots taken to check too-frequent menstruation. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 104 |
| Amelanchier pallida Greene Pale Serviceberry USDA AMPA2 |
Pomo, Kashaya Fiber, Building Material Stems and foliage used to thatch inland houses. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 104 |
| Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea Roundleaf Serviceberry USDA AMSAS |
Menominee Food, Winter Use Food Berries dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 70 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Abnaki Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 152 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Abnaki Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 168 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 90 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Carrier Food, Dried Food Berries dried for winter use. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 75 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Coeur d'Alene Food, Fruit Berries boiled and eaten. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 89 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Coeur d'Alene Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 89 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Coeur d'Alene Food, Fruit Berries mashed and eaten. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 89 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Coeur d'Alene Other, Tools Wood used to make root diggers. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 91 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Iroquois Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 90 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Navajo Drug, Emetic Plant used as an emetic. Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 148 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Okanagon Food, Staple Berries used as a principle food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 238 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Pit River Other, Protection Wood made into a heavy robe or overcoat and corset armor and used for fighting. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 222 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Shasta Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Young shoots used to make arrows. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 217 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Shoshoni Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of inner bark, sometimes with roots, used as drops for snowblindness. 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 33 |
| Amelanchier sp. |
Spokan Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 343 |