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Sambucus racemosa L.
Scarlet Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Sikani Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of bark taken as a purgative.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 64
Sambucus racemosa L.
Scarlet Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Plant used for rheumatism.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42
Sambucus racemosa L.
Scarlet Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for erysipelas.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42
Sambucus racemosa L.
Scarlet Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Thompson Drug, Liver Aid
Infusion of white roots and cascara bark taken for liver diseases.
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 199
Sambucus racemosa L.
Scarlet Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Thompson Drug, Toothache Remedy
Bark placed in the hollow of a tooth for toothaches.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42
Sambucus racemosa L.
Scarlet Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Thompson Food, Fruit
Berries stewed or eaten fresh with salmon egg 'cheese.' The berries were said to taste like sulfur.
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 199
Sambucus racemosa L.
Scarlet Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Thompson Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten for food.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Sambucus racemosa L.
Scarlet Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Thompson Food, Soup
Mashed berries dried in cakes, broken off and added to salmon head soup and other dishes. The berries were said to taste like sulfur.
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 199
Sambucus racemosa L.
Scarlet Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Thompson Food, Spice
Berry juice used to marinate salmon. The berries were mashed in birch bark baskets, and when the fish had been split open along the backbone in preparation for barbecuing, it was soaked for a while in elderberry juice to flavor it. Then, the fish was taken out, the berry seeds scraped off and the fish barbecued and eaten.
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 199
Sambucus racemosa L.
Scarlet Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Unspecified
Bark used for medicine.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute Drug, Antidiarrheal
Dried ripe berries eaten or decoction of root taken for diarrhea.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of flowers taken for colds.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of flowers taken for coughs.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of boiled, mashed root applied to cuts and wounds.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of leaves applied to bruises.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute Drug, Gynecological Aid
Poultice of boiled, mashed root applied to caked breasts.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute Drug, Hemostat
Poultice of bruised leaves applied to bleeding wounds.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of flowers given to children as a spring tonic.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Paiute Drug, Tonic
Decoction of blossoms given to children as a spring tonic.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Shoshoni Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of root taken for dysentery.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Shoshoni Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of root taken as a blood tonic.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Shoshoni Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of blossoms taken for colds.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Shoshoni Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of blossoms taken for coughs.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Shoshoni Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Decoction of blossoms taken for tuberculosis.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 137138
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Apache Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten fresh or cooked.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 50
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Preserves
Fruit cooked with a sweet substance, strained and eaten as jelly.
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 46
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Chehalis Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Cowlitz Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of leaves or bark applied to sore joints for the swelling.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Cowlitz Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Green River Group Food, Winter Use Food
Berries steamed on rocks, cooled and eaten in the winter.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Haisla Food, Fruit
Berries used extensively, especially to mix with and extend other berries.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Abortifacient
Leaves boiled and used to shorten pregnancy.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Berries cooked and eaten for stomach problems.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Reproductive Aid
Leaves boiled and used in aiding childbirth.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Beverage
Berries used to make wine.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Dried Food
Berries dried for future use.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Winter Use Food
Berries formerly an important winter 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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Cooking Tools
Leaves used to whip soapberries.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make points for oolichan and squirrel spears.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Drug, Analgesic
Cooked shoots put in bath water and used as a soak for pain.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of cooked shoots applied for pain.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Cooked shoots put in bath water and used as a soak for sore, arthritic areas.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of cooked shoots applied to sore, arthritic areas.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Drug, Dermatological Aid
Root slivers inserted into boil eruptions.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hanaksiala Food, Fruit
Berries mixed with blueberries, Pacific crabapples and oolichan grease and eaten.
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 229
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hoh Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of roots or bark used for colds.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hoh Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of roots or bark used for coughs.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hoh Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of roots or bark used by women during confinement.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hoh Food, Fruit
Berries pit baked and used for food.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69
Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
USDA SARAR3
Hoh Food, Sauce & Relish
Fruits used to make a sauce.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 69