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Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
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. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
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. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
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. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
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. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
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. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
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. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
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. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
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. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Gitksan Drug, Diuretic
Catkins and shavings eaten raw or decoction taken as a diuretic 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 55
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Gitksan Drug, Laxative
Crushed pistillate catkins eaten raw as a laxative.
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
Gitksan Drug, Unspecified
Bark and other plants used to make a salve.
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
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Gitksan Drug, Venereal Aid
Catkins and shavings eaten raw or decoction taken as a diuretic 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 55
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Isleta Dye, Red
Root bark, mountain mahogany root bark and wild plum root bark used to make a red dye for buckskin.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 21
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Jemez Dye, Red
Bark, mountain mahogany bark and birch bark boiled together and used as red dye to paint moccasins.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Keres, Western Drug, Dermatological Aid
Bark ground into a powder and used on open sores.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Keres, Western Dye, Red
Soaked bark rubbed on buckskin as a red dye.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 25
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Klamath Dye, Orange
Fresh or dried bark boiled and used as an orange dye for coloring horse hair ropes and cinches.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 94
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Montana Indian Dye, Orange
Decoction of inner bark used as an orange dye.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Montana Indian Other, Hide Preparation
Bark used for tanning.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Navajo Dye, Brown
Bark and twigs used as a brownish dye.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 39
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Navajo Dye, Brown
Powdered bark used as a tan dye. A dull reddish dye was made from the alder and several other plants. The woman first burned some of the twigs of the juniper or spruce then crushed and boiled the root bark of the mountain mahogany. Only the bark was used because the roots themselves contain no color bearing material. To this was added the powdered bark of the alder together with a ground lichen. This was put together and boiled until it was thought to be right, then it was strained and the wool or yarn was soaked in it overnight. This produced a dull reddish color on wool and a fine tan color on buckskin.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 39
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Navajo Dye, Red
Powdered bark used as a reddish dye. A dull reddish dye was made from the alder and several other plants. The woman first burned some of the twigs of the juniper or spruce then crushed and boiled the root bark of the mountain mahogany. Only the bark was used because the roots themselves contain no color bearing material. To this was added the powdered bark of the alder together with a ground lichen. This was put together and boiled until it was thought to be right, then it was strained and the wool or yarn was soaked in it overnight. This produced a dull reddish color on wool and a fine tan color on buckskin.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 39
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Navajo, Ramah Dye, Red-Brown
Bark used to dye buckskin a reddish-brown color.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 30
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dietary Aid
Infusion of plant tops given to children with poor appetites.
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 87
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of plant tops and leaves taken after childbirth to 'clean out.'
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 87
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of plant tops given to children with poor appetites.
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 87
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Toothache Remedy
Burnt ashes used to clean the teeth.
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 87
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Okanagan-Colville Dye, Red-Brown
Bark and wood used to make red and brown dyes.
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 87
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Sanpoil Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of bark used as a wash for sores and powder of sap wood used on sores.
Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 220
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Tewa Dye, Red
Bark dried, finely ground, boiled, cooled and used as a red dye for deerskin.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 38
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Thompson Fiber, Snow Gear
Wood used to make snowshoes.
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 188
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make bows.
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 188
Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung
Thinleaf Alder
USDA ALINT
Zuni Dye, Red-Brown
Bark used to dye deerskin reddish-brown.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 80
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Costanoan Dye, Unspecified
Juice used as a dye.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Costanoan Food, Unspecified
Inner bark used for food.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Karok Dye, Unspecified
Inner bark dried, ground, mixed with flour and water and used as a dye.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Karok Fiber, Basketry
Roots used to make baskets.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Karok Food, Preservative
Wood used to smoke salmon, eels and deer meat.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 382
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Kawaiisu Drug, Unspecified
Plant used as medicine.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 10
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Kawaiisu Other, Hide Preparation
Bark smoke used to tan white buckskin yellow.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 10
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of dried bark taken for diarrhea.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of dried bark taken to check hemorrhages for consumption.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of dried bark taken as a blood purifier.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of dried wood applied to burns.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Diaphoretic
Decoction of dried bark taken to perspire.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Emetic
Decoction of dried bark taken as an emetic.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of dried bark taken for stomachaches.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of dried bark taken to facilitate childbirth.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Decoction of dried bark taken to check hemorrhages for consumption.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332
Alnus rhombifolia Nutt.
White Alder
USDA ALRH2
Mendocino Indian Dye, Unspecified
Fresh bark used as a dye to color basket material and deerskins.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 332