| Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. Oregon Crabapple USDA MAFU |
Salish, Coast Other, Tools Wood used to make digging sticks and adze handles. 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 87 |
| Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. Oregon Crabapple USDA MAFU |
Samish Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash for cuts. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 38 |
| Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. Oregon Crabapple USDA MAFU |
Samish Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of bark taken for stomach disorders. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 38 |
| Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. Oregon Crabapple USDA MAFU |
Samish Food, Fruit Fruits eaten raw. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 38 |
| Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. Oregon Crabapple USDA MAFU |
Skagit, Upper Food, Fruit Fruit ripened in storage and then eaten. Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 38 |
| Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. Oregon Crabapple USDA MAFU |
Swinomish Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash for cuts. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 38 |
| Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. Oregon Crabapple USDA MAFU |
Swinomish Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of bark taken for stomach disorders. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 38 |
| Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. Oregon Crabapple USDA MAFU |
Swinomish Food, Fruit Fruits eaten raw. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 38 |
| Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. Oregon Crabapple USDA MAFU |
Thompson Drug, Analgesic Decoction of bark and cascara bark taken for sciatica. 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 262 |
| Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid. Oregon Crabapple USDA MAFU |
Thompson Food, Fruit Fruit picked in fall when still green, allowed to ripen in a basket and eaten with oulachen oil. 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 262 |
| Malus ioensis (Wood) Britt. Prairie Crabapple USDA MAIOI |
Omaha Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 86 |
| Malus ioensis (Wood) Britt. Prairie Crabapple USDA MAIOI |
Ponca Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 86 |
| Malus ioensis var. ioensis Prairie Crabapple USDA MAIOI |
Meskwaki Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Used fifty years ago for smallpox. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 242 |
| Malus ioensis var. ioensis Prairie Crabapple USDA MAIOI |
Meskwaki Food, Preserves Fruit reduced to jelly. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 263 |
| Malus ioensis var. ioensis Prairie Crabapple USDA MAIOI |
Meskwaki Food, Winter Use Food Fruit dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 263 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of bark taken for gallstones and piles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Infusion of bark taken for gallstones and 'piles.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Cherokee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Used with other ingredients to give ball players wind during the game. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of inner bark taken to loosen phlegm for hoarseness. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 29 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of inner bark used for lost voice and used as an ingredient in drink for dry throat. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 23 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Cherokee Dye, Yellow Bark used to make a yellow 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 23 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 270 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Hopi Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 79 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Iroquois Drug, Ear Medicine Decoction of bark used as drops for earaches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine Compound infusion of bark and leaves used as drops for blindness. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine Compound poultice of bark and fruit peelings used for black eyes. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Compound poultice of bark and fruit peelings used for bruises. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake Fruit mashed, made into small cakes and dried for future use. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 129 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Iroquois Food, Dried Food Raw or cooked fruit sun or fire dried and stored for future use. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 129 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Iroquois Food, Fruit Dried fruit taken as a hunting food. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 129 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Iroquois Food, Sauce & Relish Dried fruit cakes soaked in warm water and cooked as a sauce or mixed with corn bread. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 129 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Mohegan Other, Water Indicator Crotched sticks used to locate underground water. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 87 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Navajo Dye, Red-Yellow Bark used to make a red yellow dye. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 55 |
| Malus pumila P. Mill. Cultivated Apple USDA MAPU |
Oweekeno Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 110 |
| Malus sp. Wild Crabapple |
Creek Drug, Herbal Steam Strong decoction of plant taken, used as wash and herbal steam for rabies. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659 |
| Malus sp. Wild Crabapple |
Creek Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Strong decoction of plant taken, used as wash and herbal steam for rabies. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 659 |