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 |