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Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Makah Food, Winter Use Food
Purchased berries dried or canned for storage.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 288
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Montana Indian Food, Dried Food
Berries sun dried and stored for future use.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 53
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Montana Indian Food, Fruit
Berries eaten fresh.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 53
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Montana Indian Food, Ice Cream
Berries used to make a frothy or foamy 'Indian Ice Cream.'
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 53
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Nanaimo Food, Dessert
Berries crushed in water, beaten to make a froth and eaten as a favorite dessert.
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 82
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Nisga Other, Cash Crop
Berries used for trade.
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 331
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Nitinaht Food, Ice Cream
Berries whipped in small amounts of water and eaten as 'Indian ice cream' at large feasts.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 103
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Northwest Indian Food, Beverage
Berries made into a foaming drink.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 17
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Nuxalkmc Other, Cash Crop
Berries smoke dried and used for trade.
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 236
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of branches used as a shampoo.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 99
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Hunting Medicine
Leaves chewed and spit out by hunter to stop a wounded deer from running.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 99
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Okanagan-Colville Food, Ice Cream
Berries used to make 'Indian ice cream.'
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 99
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Okanagan-Colville Other, Good Luck Charm
Infusion of branches taken to bring good luck.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 99
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Okanagon Food, Beverage
Fruits fermented to make an alcoholic drink.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Okanagon Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten fresh by children.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Okanagon Food, Staple
Berries used as a principle food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 239
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Oregon Indian Food, Beverage
Berries used to make a foaming drink.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 20
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Oweekeno Food, Fruit
Berries whipped, mixed with sugar 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 93
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Oweekeno Food, Winter Use Food
Berries canned 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 93
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Salish Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of twigs taken as a mild physic.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Salish Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of twigs taken as a tonic for the stomach.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Salish Drug, Tonic
Decoction of twigs taken as a tonic for the stomach.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Salish, Coast Food, Dessert
Berries crushed in water, beaten to make a froth and eaten as a favorite dessert.
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 82
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Sanpoil Food, Ice Cream
Berries used to make a froth similar to ice cream.
Hocking, George M., 1949, From Pokeroot to Penicillin, The Rocky Mountain Druggist, November 1949. Pages 12, 38., page 12
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Shuswap Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of plants taken by young men in training to purge themselves.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Shuswap Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of berries taken for stomach.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Shuswap Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Roots used for tuberculosis.
Hocking, George M., 1949, From Pokeroot to Penicillin, The Rocky Mountain Druggist, November 1949. Pages 12, 38., page 12
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Shuswap Drug, Unspecified
Wood used for drug purposes.
Hocking, George M., 1949, From Pokeroot to Penicillin, The Rocky Mountain Druggist, November 1949. Pages 12, 38., page 12
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Shuswap Food, Beverage
Canned berry juice used as a beverage during haying time.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Shuswap Food, Dessert
Berries canned with sugar, mixed with equal amount of water and whipped into a foam; whipped cream.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Shuswap Food, Fruit
Berries mixed with timber grass, dried, water added and beaten to a foam.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Shuswap Food, Ice Cream
Berries used to make a froth similar to ice cream.
Hocking, George M., 1949, From Pokeroot to Penicillin, The Rocky Mountain Druggist, November 1949. Pages 12, 38., page 12
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Shuswap Other, Ceremonial Items
Decoction or infusion of berries taken during purification rites.
Hocking, George M., 1949, From Pokeroot to Penicillin, The Rocky Mountain Druggist, November 1949. Pages 12, 38., page 12
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Sioux Drug, Antidiarrheal
Bark used for diarrhea.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 24
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Sioux Drug, Cathartic
Root used as a cathartic.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 24
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Sioux Drug, Poison
Fruit very acrid and considered poisonous.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 24
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Spokan Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 343
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Tanana, Upper Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of stems and leaves used as a wash for swellings.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Tanana, Upper Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of stems and leaves used as a wash for cuts.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Tanana, Upper Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of whole plant above the ground used as a wash for sores.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Tanana, Upper Drug, Panacea
Decoction of berries taken for sickness.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Tanana, Upper Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Decoction of stems and leaves taken for tuberculosis.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Tanana, Upper Food, Fruit
Berries mixed with sugar, fried and eaten.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Tanana, Upper Food, Fruit
Raw berries whipped with sugar until frothy.
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 13
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Thompson Drug, Cancer Treatment
Decoction of branches and leaves taken in a one cupful dose for stomach cancer.
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 209
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Thompson Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of root or decoction of dried stem and leaves taken as a physic.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 472
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Berry juice used for acne and boils.
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 209
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Thompson Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of stem and leaf taken by hunters and warriors in sweathouse to purify.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Berries eaten for stomach cancer.
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 209
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Russet Buffaloberry
USDA SHCA
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Berry juice and whip taken in a one teaspoon dose for indigestion.
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 209