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Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Costanoan Dye, Unspecified
Juice used as a dye.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Costanoan Food, Unspecified
Inner bark 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 248
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Karok Dye, Unspecified
Inner bark dried, ground, mixed with flour and water and used as a dye.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Karok Fiber, Basketry
Roots used to make baskets.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Karok Food, Preservative
Wood used to smoke salmon, eels and deer meat.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Kawaiisu Drug, Unspecified
Plant used as medicine.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 10
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Kawaiisu Other, Hide Preparation
Bark smoke used to tan white buckskin yellow.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 10
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of dried bark taken for diarrhea.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of dried bark taken to check hemorrhages for consumption.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of dried bark taken as a blood purifier.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of dried wood applied to burns.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Diaphoretic
Decoction of dried bark taken to perspire.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Emetic
Decoction of dried bark taken as an emetic.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of dried bark taken for stomachaches.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of dried bark taken to facilitate childbirth.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Decoction of dried bark taken to check hemorrhages for consumption.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Dye, Unspecified
Fresh bark used as a dye to color basket material and deerskins.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Other, Fuel
Wood used for tinder.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Young shoots used to make arrows.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Pomo Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of bark used as a wash for babies with skin disease.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 12
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Pomo Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of bark used as a wash for babies with skin disease.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 12
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of bark used as wash for skin diseases: sores, diaper rash, peeling or itching skin.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 19
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Thompson Other, Incense & Fragrance
Stems sometimes used as a scent.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 503
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Wailaki Dye, Red
Fresh bark formerly chewed and used as a red dye to color fishermen's bodies for successful fishing.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332