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Sanpoil Drug, Dermatological Aid Crushed berries rubbed in the armpits as an anti-perspirant. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 220 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Sanpoil Drug, Diuretic Decoction of leaves used by men for urine retention. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 220 |
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Sanpoil Drug, Eye Medicine Mashed berries mixed with water and used as a wash for sore eyes. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 220 |
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Sanpoil Drug, Unspecified Decoction of roots used 'for illness of an indefinite character.' Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 220 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Sanpoil Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of leaves used for animals with urine retention. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 220 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Sioux Drug, Diuretic Decoction of berries used as a diuretic. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 59 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Sioux Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion used for sore eyes. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 59 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Skagit Drug, Antidote Berries eaten as an antidote for poisoning. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Skagit Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of plant given to babies with coated tongues. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47 |
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Skagit Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of plant given to babies with coated tongues. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47 |
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Skagit Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Bark used for tuberculosis. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Squaxin Food, Dried Food Berries dried and used for food. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 47 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Thompson Drug, Antidiarrheal Chewed berry juice swallowed, infusion of berries taken or mashed berries eaten for diarrhea. 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 200 |
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Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of berries, bark or leaves, sometimes mixed with bear grease, used as a wash for sores. 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 200 |
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Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Strong decoction of wood used as a wash for sores. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 458 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Strong decoction of wood used to cleanse sores. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 455 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine Crushed berries or decoction of berries used as a wash for sore eyes or impending blindness. 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 200 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine Strained decoction of scraped bark or leaves used as a wash for sore eyes or impending blindness. 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 200 |
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Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of stems or roots taken for stomach trouble. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 458 |
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Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Sap from young shoots used for stomachache. 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 200 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of berries, bark or leaves taken after a birth 'to clean you out.' 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 200 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of berries, bark or leaves used as an antiseptic wash for breasts before nursing. 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 200 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Thompson Drug, Laxative Sap from young shoots used as a laxative. 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 200 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Mild decoction of wood used as a wash to keep babies healthy. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 458 |
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Thompson Drug, Poison Berries considered 'deadly poisonous' if more than two or three eaten. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 511 |
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Thompson Drug, Poison Berries considered poisonous, even fatal. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 489 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Thompson Drug, Poison Berries considered very poisonous. An antidote for poisoning from the berries was to eat a large quantity of lard. 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 200 |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Thompson Other, Soap Mild decoction of wood used to wash babies. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 455 |
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Wet'suwet'en Drug, Eye Medicine Bark used to make an eye 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 |
| Symphoricarpos albus var. albus Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Bella Coola Drug, Diuretic Decoction of branches taken as a diuretic and for gonorrhea. 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 |
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Bella Coola Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of branches taken as 'the best cure for gonorrhea.' 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 |
| Symphoricarpos albus var. albus Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Carrier, Southern Drug, Eye Medicine Juice of ripe berries used in sore eyes. 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 |
| Symphoricarpos albus var. albus Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Hoh Other, Ceremonial Items Used in ceremonies. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 68 |
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Kwakiutl Drug, Analgesic Moxa of tips while still on plant used for headache. Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 386 |
| Symphoricarpos albus var. albus Common Snowberry USDA SYALA |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of root taken 'to clear up the afterbirth' and hasten convalescence. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 361 |
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Paiute Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Shoots used to make small bird arrows. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 52 |
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Quileute Other, Ceremonial Items Used in ceremonies. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 68 |
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Shoshoni Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Shoots used to make small bird arrows. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 52 |
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Yokia Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Slender twigs bound together and used as brooms for sweeping. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 389 |
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Yokia Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Medium-sized branches used to make first-rate arrows. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 389 |
| Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus (Fern.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALL |
Costanoan Fiber, Brushes & Brooms Brushy stems used in brooms. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 254 |
| Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus (Fern.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALL |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Forage Berries eaten by crows and bears. 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 231 |
| Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus (Fern.) Blake Common Snowberry USDA SYALL |
Yuki Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of plant used as a wash for sores. Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 47 |