| Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust USDA ROPS |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Root bark chewed as an emetic. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust USDA ROPS |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Beaten root held on tooth 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 43 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust USDA ROPS |
Cherokee Drug, Veterinary Aid Infusion given to cows as a 'tonic.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust USDA ROPS |
Cherokee Fiber, Building Material Wood used to make fence posts and sills for houses. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust USDA ROPS |
Cherokee Food, Beverage Bark steeped into tea. Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 46 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust USDA ROPS |
Cherokee Other, Fasteners Wood used to make pegs for log cabins. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust USDA ROPS |
Cherokee Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows and blowgun darts. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust USDA ROPS |
Mendocino Indian Food, Forage Leaves eaten by horses as forage. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 359 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust USDA ROPS |
Menominee Drug, Adjuvant Trunk bark used as a seasoner to give flavor to medicines. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 40 |
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust USDA ROPS |
Wailaki Food, Forage Seeds eaten by chickens as forage. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 359 |