| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of bark taken for colds and fever. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 360 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction taken when a woman has a miscarriage. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 361 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Liver Aid Decoction of bark taken for too much gall. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 360 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of bark used as a steam bath for babies with bronchitis. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 360 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of bark taken for soreness and lung inflammation. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 360 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Respiratory Aid Decoction of bark used as a steam bath for babies with bronchitis. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 360 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Stimulant Compound decoction of plants taken to vomit for sleepiness and weakness. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 361 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of bark taken for colds and sore throats. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 361 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of bark or roots taken for consumption or for an 'old cough.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 360 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Compound poultice of bark applied to chancres caused by syphilis. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 361 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
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 128 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
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 128 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
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 128 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
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 128 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Mahuna Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark or roots taken for coughs. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 18 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Mahuna Food, Fruit Berries eaten mainly to quench the thirst. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 70 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Malecite Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of bark, beaver castor and gin used for colds. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Malecite Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark, beaver castor and gin used for coughs. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Malecite Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of bark, beaver castor and gin used by men for consumption. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Menominee Food, Fruit Cherries eaten fresh. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 71 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Menominee Food, Fruit Cherries, if eaten when picked and allowed to stand some time, said to make the Indian drunk. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 71 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy Bark used for colds. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Micmac Drug, Cough Medicine Bark used for coughs. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Micmac Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Bark used for smallpox. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Micmac Drug, Tonic Fruit used as a tonic. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Micmac Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Bark used for consumption. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Mohegan Drug, Antidiarrheal Liquid from fermented fruit taken for dysentery. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Mohegan Drug, Antidiarrheal Ripe fruit fermented one year and used for dysentery. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 264 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Mohegan Drug, Cold Remedy Compound infusion of bark taken for colds. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Mohegan Drug, Cold Remedy Compound infusion of leaves and boneset taken with molasses for colds. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 118 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Mohegan Drug, Cold Remedy Compound infusion taken, hot at night and cold in the morning, for colds. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 264 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Mohegan Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of buds, leaves or bark taken with sugar for colds. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 118 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Mohegan Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Fruit put in a bottle & allowed to stand, then taken for stomach trouble. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 118 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Mohegan Drug, Tonic Complex compound infusion including wild cherry bark taken as spring tonic. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 266 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Narraganset Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of buds, leaves or bark taken with sugar for colds. Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 118 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of bark used for colds. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 385 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark used for coughs. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 385 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Food, Beverage Ripe cherries used to make whiskey. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 409 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food Fruit dried for winter use. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Food, Dried Food This cherry was preferred to all other wild cherries and dried for winter use. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 409 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit eaten fresh. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa Food, Soup Dried fruit ground into a flour and used to make soup. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 235 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic Infusion of inner bark taken for chest pain and soreness. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled, bruised or chewed inner bark applied to sores. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of inner bark taken for chest pain and soreness. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Penobscot Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark taken for coughs. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Penobscot Drug, Tonic Infusion of berries taken as a 'fine bitter tonic.' Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Potawatomi Drug, Adjuvant Inner bark used as a seasoner for medicines. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 77 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Potawatomi Food, Beverage Cherries mostly used in wine or whisky. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 108 |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry USDA PRSES |
Potawatomi Food, Fruit Cherries used for 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 108 |