| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Infusion of bark taken for cramps. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion taken 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 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion taken for hives. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Eye Medicine Inner bark boiled and used with water as wash for sore eyes. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound infusion of bark taken for 'female trouble' and cramps. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Hot infusion of bark given for measles. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Fiber, Basketry Used to make baskets. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
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 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Cherokee Fiber, Furniture Wood used to make furniture. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
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 44 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark boiled and used as a wash for old, stubborn, running sores. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Chippewa Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Chippewa Other, Cleaning Agent Bark, hemlock and swamp oak bark boiled together to make a wash to remove rust from steel or iron. The barks were boiled together and used to remove rust from steel or iron and to prevent further rusting. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 136 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Dakota Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Iroquois Drug, Unspecified Sap, thimbleberries and water used to make a medicine. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Iroquois Food, Beverage Sap fermented and used as an intoxicant. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 146 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Iroquois Food, Beverage Sap, thimbleberries and water used to make a drink for home consumption and longhouse ceremonies. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake Bark dried, pounded, sifted and made into bread. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 119 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Iroquois Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 142 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark, removed from south side of tree, taken for cough. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of root bark taken for gonorrhea. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 232 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make arrows. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa Other, Toys & Games Root used to make the bowl for the dice bowl game. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 234 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of inner bark used for diarrhea. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Diuretic Compound decoction of inner bark taken as a diuretic. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Omaha Dye, Black Twigs and bark made into a black dye and used in tanning leather. The twigs and bark of new growth were boiled with water. A clay which contained iron was mixed with grease and then roasted; then it was mixed with the boiled twig and bark water. Tanned hides were soaked in this solution for two or three days to get the right color; treatment for a shorter period of time resulted in a brownish color and for a longer time resulted in black. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 324 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Omaha Dye, Black Twigs and bark made into a black dye and used to color tanned hides. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Omaha Food, Sweetener Sap boiled to make sugar and syrup. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 328 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Omaha Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Ponca Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Winnebago Dye, Black Twigs and bark made into a black dye and used to color tanned hides. The twigs and bark of new growth were boiled with water. A clay which contained iron was mixed with grease and then roasted; then it was mixed with the boiled twig and bark water. Tanned hides were soaked in this solution for two or three days to get the right color; treatment for a shorter period of time resulted in a brownish color and for a longer time resulted in black. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100 |
| Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple USDA ACSA2 |
Winnebago Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 100 |