| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Saanich Food, Spice Leaves used in steaming pits to flavor deer, seal or porpoise meat. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Salish, Coast Food, Unspecified Cambium eaten in small quantities with oil. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Salish, Coast Other, Fuel Wood used as an excellent fuel. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Skagit Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make canoe paddles. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Skagit Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Snohomish Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make canoe paddles. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Snohomish Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Squaxin Other, Containers Leaves used to lay fish on while cleaning. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Swinomish Fiber, Furniture Wood used to make cradle boards. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Swinomish Other, Cooking Tools Dead wood used for smoking salmon. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Swinomish Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make dishes and spoons. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Drug, Tonic Raw sap used as a tonic in the olden days. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Fiber, Basketry Inner bark used to make scouring pads, temporary baskets and sometimes for weaving bags. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Fiber, Scouring Material Inner bark used to make scouring pads and sometimes for weaving bags and for temporary baskets. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Food, Vegetable Sprouted seeds boiled and eaten as green vegetables. The sprouted seeds were generally bitter, but the young shoots were considered to be quite sweet and juicy. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Containers Inner bark used to make scouring pads, temporary baskets and sometimes for weaving bags. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools Inner bark used to make soapberry whippers. Children sometimes made miniature whisks which they used to whip the juice that was left after the dried soapberries were soaked. They made the juice with their whisks and then drank it. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to line the containers used in making ripened salmon eggs. The maple leaves were used to line the basket and were placed in layers between the eggs. The eggs were generally prepared in a birch bark basket, placed in a hole in the ground lined with birch bark and left there until springtime when they were considered cooked. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Tlingit Other, Decorations Wood used to make wood carvings. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Tsimshian Other, Decorations Wood used to make wood carvings. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Wailaki Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Bark cut into one-inch bands, fastened together into a roll and used to catch deer. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 365 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Dried Food Inner bark scrapings dried and kept for winter use. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 44 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Sweetener Inner bark boiled until sugar crystallizes out of it. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 44 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Cheyenne Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Wood burned as incense for making spiritual medicines. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Cheyenne Food, Candy Sap boiled, added to animal hide shavings and eaten as a relished candy. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 13 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Cheyenne Food, Candy Sap mixed with shavings from inner sides of animal hides and eaten as candy. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Cheyenne Other, Fuel Wood used as firewood for cooking meat. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 13 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Dakota Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 366 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Dakota Other, Decorations Wood used to obtain charcoal for tattooing. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 366 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Meskwaki Drug, Emetic Decoction of inner bark taken as an emetic. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 200 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Montana Indian Food, Sauce & Relish Sap boiled or frozen and used as a sweet syrup. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 4 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Ojibwa Drug, Emetic Infusion of inner bark taken as an emetic. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 353 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Ojibwa Food, Beverage Sap mixed with the sap of the sugar maple and used as a beverage. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 394 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Omaha Food, Sweetener Sap boiled to make sugar and syrup. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 329 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Omaha Other, Decorations Plant made into charcoal and used for tribal tattooing of girls. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 336 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Unspecified Infusion of plant used as a medicinal tea. 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 196 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Decoction of bark taken as an emetic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
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 378 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of bark applied as poultice for paralysis. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Micmac Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Bark used for 'grippe.' Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Micmac Food, Beverage Bark used to make a beverage. 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 pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Emetic Decoction of inner bark taken as an emetic. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 200 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Penobscot Drug, Antihemorrhagic Compound infusion of plant taken for 'spitting up blood.' Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Penobscot Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of steeped bark applied to swollen limbs. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Penobscot Drug, Kidney Aid Compound infusion of plant taken for kidney trouble. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Penobscot Drug, Tonic Compound infusion of plant taken as a tonic. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Penobscot Drug, Venereal Aid Compound infusion of plant taken for gonorrhea . Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Abnaki Food, Sweetener Used as a sweetener. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 152 |
| Acer rubrum L. Red Maple USDA ACRUR |
Cherokee Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of inner bark boiled to a syrup and used as a wash for sore eyes. Witthoft, John, 1947, An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75, page 73 |
| 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 |