| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of bark used for 'flushing the vagina.' Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Infusion of bark injected rectally for piles. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Veterinary Aid Powdered bark used as an astringent for horse galls. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Drug, Veterinary Aid Powdered inner bark sprinkled on galled spots on ponies. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 43 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Dye, Brown Bark used to obtain a brown dye. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Potawatomi Dye, Red Bark used to obtain a red dye. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 116 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Shuswap Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark used as a wash for sores. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 59 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Shuswap Drug, Diaphoretic Decoction of bark taken to 'sweat everything out.' Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 59 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Shuswap Drug, Unspecified Decoction of bark taken for the body. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 59 |
| Alnus incana (L.) Moench Mountain Alder USDA ALINR |
Shuswap Dye, Unspecified Used for buckskin dye. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 59 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Abnaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of plant, two other plants and Vaseline used as an ointment for 'slight' itches. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 165 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Abnaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Used for 'slight' itches. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Emetic Infusion of inner bark taken as an emetic. 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 153 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Laxative Infusion of inner bark taken as a laxative. 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 153 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Toothache Remedy Root bark mixed with molasses and used for toothaches. 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 153 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cherokee Drug, Cathartic Infusion of roots taken as a cathartic by women during menses. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Decoction of inner bark taken to induce vomiting when unable to retain food. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Infusion of roots taken as an emetic by women during menses. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cherokee Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of bark rubbed into the eye for eye troubles. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of inner bark taken to induce vomiting when unable to retain food. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of roots taken as an emetic and cathartic by women during menses. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 14 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of inner bark used as a wash for sore eyes. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Laxative Bark removed by scraping downwards used as a laxative. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Brown Decoction or infusion of inner bark used to wash and restore the brown color of old moccasins. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Orange-Red Decoction of inner bark used as a reddish orange dye for quills. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Red-Brown Infusion of inner bark used as a reddish brown dye for hides. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Unspecified Decoction of inner bark used to darken hides. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Unspecified Infusion of bark applied to darken birch bark used to make baskets. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Yellow Decoction of catkins used as a yellow dye for quills. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Caulking Material Wood charcoal mixed with pitch and used for sealing canoe seams. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Snow Gear Decoction of bark applied to toboggan boards to soften them for bending. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Iroquois Drug, Antihemorrhagic Compound decoction with twigs taken for internal hemorrhage. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 301 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Iroquois Drug, Cathartic Decoction of young shoot bark taken as a physic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 301 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Decoction of young shoot bark taken as a spring emetic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 301 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of bark or decoction of plant taken for urinating problems. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 301 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Decoctions used internally or externally for venereal chancres or sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 301 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Decoction used to paint a trap or bow and arrow as a charm to get game. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 301 |
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder USDA ALINR |
Menominee Drug, Alterative Infusion of inner bark used as an alterative. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Apache, White Mountain Dye, Red-Brown Bark used to dye deerskin and other skins a reddish brown. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 155 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic Poultice of compound containing buds applied for lung or hip pains. 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 55 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of compound containing buds applied to lung or hip pain. 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 55 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Bella Coola Drug, Pulmonary Aid Poultice of compound containing buds applied for lung pains. 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 55 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Bella Coola Drug, Unspecified Cones used for an 'unspecified complaint.' 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 55 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Blackfoot Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Hot drink made from bark taken for scrofula. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Blackfoot Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of bark taken for scrofula. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 32 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Blackfoot Dye, Orange Decoction of inner bark used to make a orange dye. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 32 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Blackfoot Dye, Red-Brown Decoction of inner bark used to make a red-brown dye. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 32 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Blackfoot Other, Stable Gear Bark split, covered with raw hide and used to make stirrups. McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 275 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of inner bark used as a wash for sore eyes. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Laxative Bark removed by scraping downwards used as a laxative. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 27 |