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Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Liver Aid
Decoction of bark taken 'to remove bile from the intestines.'
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware, Oklahoma Other, Insecticide
Leaves scattered about house to 'dispel fleas.'
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Houma Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of nut shells used as a wash for 'the itch.'
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 66
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Houma Drug, Hypotensive
Decoction of mashed leaves taken for relief from 'blood pressure.'
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 66
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of bark applied for headache.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Compound decoction with brandy taken as a blood purifier.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Nut meat oil formerly used for the hair, either alone or mixed with bear grease.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Drug, Laxative
Compound decoction of bark taken as a laxative.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Drug, Psychological Aid
Poultice of bark applied for 'craziness.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Infusion of bark used as a medicine for rain.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 296
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Food, Beverage
Fresh nut meats crushed, boiled and liquid used as a drink.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Fresh nut meats crushed and mixed with bread.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Nuts crushed, mixed with cornmeal and beans or berries and made into bread.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Food, Pie & Pudding
Fresh nut meats crushed and mixed with corn pudding.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Food, Sauce & Relish
Nuts pounded, boiled, resulting oil seasoned with salt and used as gravy.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Food, Soup
Nut meats crushed and added to corn soup.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Food, Special Food
Fresh nut meats crushed, boiled and oil used as a delicacy in corn bread and pudding.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Food, Special Food
Nut meat oil added to the mush used by the False Face Societies.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Food, Staple
Nut meats crushed and added to hominy.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Food, Unspecified
Nut meats, after skimming off the oil, seasoned and mixed with mashed potatoes.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Iroquois Other, Insecticide
Nut meat oil mixed with bear grease and used as a preventive for mosquitoes.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Kiowa Drug, Anthelmintic
Decoction of root bark taken to kill 'worms.'
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 21
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Kiowa Dye, Blue-Black
Roots boiled to make a bluish, black dye for buffalo hides.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 20
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Kiowa Food, Unspecified
Nuts used for food.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 20
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Lakota Food, Unspecified
Nuts used for food.
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 49
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Meskwaki Drug, Cathartic
Inner bark used as a very strong physic.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224225
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Meskwaki Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Coiled and charred twig bark and old bark applied in water for snake bite.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 224225
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Meskwaki Dye, Black
Wood and bark charred to make the best black dye.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 271
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Meskwaki Food, Unspecified
Nuts were relished.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 259
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Omaha Dye, Black
Nuts used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Omaha Food, Soup
Nuts used to make soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Omaha Food, Unspecified
Nuts eaten plain or mixed with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 326
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Omaha Food, Unspecified
Nuts eaten plain or with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Pawnee Dye, Black
Nuts used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Pawnee Food, Soup
Nuts used to make soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Pawnee Food, Unspecified
Nuts eaten plain or with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Ponca Dye, Black
Nuts used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Ponca Food, Soup
Nuts used to make soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Ponca Food, Unspecified
Nuts eaten plain or with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Rappahannock Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of root bark taken to prevent dysentery.
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 32
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Rappahannock Drug, Febrifuge
Compound with north side bark used as a poultice for chills.
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 31
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Rappahannock Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of root bark taken to 'roughen the intestines.'
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 32
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Winnebago Dye, Black
Nuts used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Winnebago Food, Soup
Nuts used to make soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Winnebago Food, Unspecified
Nuts eaten plain or with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 74
Juglans regia L.
English Walnut
USDA JURE80
Navajo Dye, Brown
Nut hulls used as a golden brown dye.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 39
Juglans sp.
Walnut
Apache, Western Drug, Dermatological Aid
Juice used to clear maggots from wounds.
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 187
Juglans sp.
Walnut
Apache, Western Drug, Veterinary Aid
Juice given to dogs for worms.
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 187
Juglans sp.
Walnut
Apache, Western Food, Sauce & Relish
Walnuts pulverized, mixed with mescal juice and used as dip for corn bread.
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 187
Juglans sp.
Walnut
Apache, Western Food, Unspecified
Nuts parched with corn, ground and eaten by the pinch.
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 187