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Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Potawatomi Drug, Cathartic
Bark used as a physic and infusion of inner bark taken as a tonic.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 60, 61
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Potawatomi Drug, Tonic
Infusion of inner bark taken as a tonic and bark used as a physic.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 60, 61
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut
USDA JUCI
Potawatomi Food, Winter Use Food
Butternuts gathered for their edible quality and furnished a winter supply of food.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 103
Juglans hindsii (Jepson) Jepson ex R.E. Sm.
Hinds' Black Walnut
USDA JUHI
Pomo, Kashaya Dye, Black
Nut husk used in dying bulrush root a black color for making basket design.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 117
Juglans hindsii (Jepson) Jepson ex R.E. Sm.
Hinds' Black Walnut
USDA JUHI
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Dried Food
Sweet nut meat dried and stored for later use.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 117
Juglans hindsii (Jepson) Jepson ex R.E. Sm.
Hinds' Black Walnut
USDA JUHI
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Unspecified
Sweet nut meat eaten fresh.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 117
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Unspecified
Nut meats eaten raw.
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 42
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Winter Use Food
Nut meats mixed with mesquite gravy or ground with roasted mescal and stored.
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 42
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Apache, Mescalero Fiber, Building Material
Trees used to construct dome shaped lodges when away from home.
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 46
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Apache, Mescalero Food, Unspecified
Nut meats mixed with mescal, datil, sotol or mesquite and used for food.
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 46
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Apache, Mescalero Other, Paint
Outer shell coverings soaked in water to make a black paint.
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 46
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Hualapai Dye, Unspecified
Nut shells boiled and used as a dye.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 13
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Hualapai Food, Unspecified
Nuts used for food.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 13
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
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 major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Navajo Dye, Brown
Young twigs used as a light brown dye.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 39
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Navajo Food, Unspecified
Nuts gathered and eaten on a fairly large scale.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 39
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Yavapai Food, Beverage
Decoction of pulverized nut juice dipped up and sucked.
Gifford, E. W., 1932, The Southeastern Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 29:177-252, page 209
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Yavapai Food, Beverage
Meat pulverized in mescal syrup and used as a beverage.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 256
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Yavapai Food, Unspecified
Nut meat used for food.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 256
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut
USDA JUMA
Yavapai Food, Winter Use Food
Nuts stored for later use.
Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 256
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion used as a wash for sores.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of inner bark taken for smallpox and infusion of leaves used for goiter.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Drug, Poison
'Bark used cautiously in medicine because it is poisonous.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy
Bark chewed for toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Dye, Brown
Bark, roots and husks used to make a brown dye.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Dye, Green
Leaves used to make a green dye.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Fiber, Furniture
Wood used to make furniture.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Food, Dried Food
Nuts dried in the rafters for future use.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 43
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Food, Porridge
Nuts mixed with skinned hominy corn, water and pinto beans.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 43
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Food, Unspecified
Nuts 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 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Other, Decorations
Wood used to carve.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Cherokee Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make gunstocks.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Chippewa Dye, Black
Bark used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 127
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Chippewa Dye, Brown
Bark used to make a dark brown dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 127
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Comanche Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pulverized leaves rubbed on affected part for ringworm.
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 522
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Comanche Food, Unspecified
Nuts used for food.
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 522
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Comanche Food, Winter Use Food
Nuts stored for winter use.
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 531
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Dakota 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
Dakota Dye, Black
Roots used to make a black dye.
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 367
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Dakota 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
Dakota 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
Delaware Drug, Anthelmintic
Juice from green hulls of fruits rubbed over areas infected by ringworm.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 29
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware Drug, Dermatological Aid
Sap used in applications for inflammations.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 29
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Three bundles of bark boiled to make a strong tea and used for two days to remove intestinal bile.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 29
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware Other, Insecticide
Leaves scattered about the house to dispel fleas.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 29
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Cathartic
Strong decoction of bark taken as a cathartic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24, 76
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Dermatological Aid
Juice from green hull of fruit rubbed on skin for ringworm.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24, 76
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Dermatological Aid
Sap applied to any inflammation.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24, 76
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Emetic
Strong decoction of bark taken as an emetic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 24, 76
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
USDA JUNI
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Gastrointestinal 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