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Betula nana L.
Bog Birch
USDA BENA
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Fuel
Shrub burned to smoke fish.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 35
Betula nana L.
Bog Birch
USDA BENA
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Wood used for 'springs' under skin bedding.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184
Betula nana L.
Bog Birch
USDA BENA
Eskimo, Inuktitut Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Wood used for 'springs' under skin bedding.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184
Betula nana L.
Bog Birch
USDA BENA
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Fuel
Used as tinder, even when wet, and for cooking fires for lack of larger wood.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184
Betula nana L.
Bog Birch
USDA BENA
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other, Fuel
Used as tinder, even when wet, and for cooking fires for lack of larger wood.
Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 184
Betula nana L.
Bog Birch
USDA BENA
Eskimo, Western Drug, Analgesic
Compound decoction of leaves taken for stomachache and intestinal discomfort.
Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 5
Betula nana L.
Bog Birch
USDA BENA
Eskimo, Western Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Compound decoction of leaves taken for stomachache and intestinal discomfort.
Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 5