| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of leaves used as an eyewash. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 200 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Unspecified Poultice of leaves used for medicinal purposes. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 200 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Fiber, Basketry Used to make baskets stronger. Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 132 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Compound of inner bark used for dysentery. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of inner bark taken for dysentery. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 42 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine Jelly used for coughs. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark mixed with cornmeal and used as poultice for boils. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Inside bark and twigs used during pregnancy for heartburn, weak stomach and bowels. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Used 'when stomach has been overheated by too free use of spirituous liquors.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Drug, Snake Bite Remedy Bark from tree struck by lightning chewed and spit on snakebite. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Jelly used for consumption. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Fiber, Building Material Wood used for lumber. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Fiber, Cordage Boiled bark twisted into rope. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Fiber, Furniture Used to make chair bottoms. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Other, Decorations Wood used to carve. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Cherokee Other, Paper Wood used for pulpwood. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Chippewa Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make dugout canoes. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Chippewa Fiber, Cordage Bast made into cordage of all sorts. The bast was boiled and rubbed on a stick to separate the fibers which were spun into thread for sewing, fine yarn for weaving bags and made into cordage of all sorts. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Chippewa Fiber, Cordage Used for twine and general utility. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 378 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Chippewa Fiber, Sewing Material Bast made into thread for sewing and fine yarn for weaving bags. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Chippewa Food, Vegetable Young twigs and buds cooked as greens or eaten raw. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Chippewa Other, Containers Bast made into thread for sewing, fine yarn for weaving bags and into other cordage of all sorts. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Chippewa Other, Fasteners Bast strips used for tying the poles of the framework of houses. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Chippewa Other, Tools Wood used to make spiles for drawing out maple sap from trees into buckets during sugar making time. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Antihemorrhagic Compound decoction of roots and bark taken for internal hemorrhage. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 384 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Burn Dressing Compound decoction of leaves applied as poultice to burns or scalds. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 384 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Diuretic Infusion of bark taken to increase urination. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 384 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Compound decoction taken to vomit during initial stages of consumption. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 384 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of branches and bark and buds from another plant taken before giving birth. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 51 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Compound poultice of leaves applied to broken bones and swollen areas. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 384 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of branches used as wash for babies that don't walk but should. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 383 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Other Infusion of plant used for severe injuries. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 384 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Panacea Compound infusion of twigs and roots taken as a panacea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 384 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of branches used as wash for babies that don't walk but should. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 383 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Stimulant Infusion of shoots taken when feeling worn out. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 384 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound decoction taken to vomit during initial stages of consumption. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 384 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Lakota Fiber, Cordage Inner bark fibers used to make cordage. Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 60 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Malecite Drug, Anthelmintic Infusion of roots or bark used for worms. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 255 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Malecite Fiber, Clothing Fiber used to make belts. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Malecite Fiber, Cordage Fiber used to make ropes. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Malecite Fiber, Sewing Material Fiber used for sewing birch bark. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Menominee Fiber, Basketry Basswood fiber used for baskets and fish nets. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 76 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Menominee Fiber, Cordage Bast and bark fiber used for cordage. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 76 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Menominee Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Basswood fiber used for matting. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 76 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Menominee Fiber, Snow Gear Basswood fiber used for nets for snowshoes. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 76 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Menominee Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Basswood fiber used for matting, baskets, fish nets and nets for snowshoes. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 76 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Meskwaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled inner bark applied to cause boils to open. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 248 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Meskwaki Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of twigs taken for lung trouble. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 248 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Meskwaki Fiber, Basketry Inner bark two-ply cord used to make baskets and fish nets. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 269 |
| Tilia americana L. American Basswood USDA TIAMA |
Meskwaki Fiber, Clothing Inner bark two-ply cord used to make shoes. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 269 |