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Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine
Compound decoction of leaves used as cough syrup.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaves from young sprouts dipped in hot water and put on sores.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion given for the stomach.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Cold, compound infusion of bark used to stop bleeding after childbirth.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Drug, Heart Medicine
Infusion of year old leaves taken for heart trouble.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion given for typhoid.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Drug, Pediatric Aid
Warmed galls applied to make infant's navel recede.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Dye, Brown
Bark used to make a brown dye.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Fiber, Building Material
Wood used for lumber and fence rails.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Food, Bread & Cake
Nuts ground into a meal and used to make bread.
Perry, Myra Jean, 1975, Food Use of 'Wild' Plants by Cherokee Indians, The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis, page 39
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Food, Substitution Food
Used as a coffee substitute.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Food, Unspecified
Nuts boiled, pounded with corn, kneaded, wrapped in a green cornblade, boiled and eaten.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Cherokee Other, Fuel
Wood used for firewood.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 29
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound decoction used as wash for parts affected by 'Italian itch.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound wood powder used for chafed babies.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Nut meat oil formerly used for the hair, either alone or mixed with bear grease.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid
Compound wood powder used for chafed babies.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid
Bark mixed into young dog's food for worms.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 302
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Food, Beverage
Fresh nut meats crushed, boiled and liquid used as a drink.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Fresh nut meats crushed and mixed with bread.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Food, Bread & Cake
Nuts crushed, mixed with cornmeal and beans or berries and made into bread.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Food, Pie & Pudding
Fresh nut meats crushed and mixed with corn pudding.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Food, Sauce & Relish
Nuts pounded, boiled, resulting oil seasoned with salt and used as gravy.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Food, Soup
Nut meats crushed and added to corn soup.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Food, Special Food
Fresh nut meats crushed, boiled and oil used as a delicacy in corn bread and pudding.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Food, Special Food
Nut meat oil added to the mush used by the False Face Societies.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Food, Spice
Meats dried, pounded into flour and mixed with bread for flavoring.
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1910, Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants, Albany, NY. University of the State of New York, page 99
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Food, Staple
Nut meats crushed and added to hominy.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Food, Unspecified
Nut meats, after skimming off the oil, seasoned and mixed with mashed potatoes.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Iroquois Other, Insecticide
Nut meat oil mixed with bear grease and used as a preventive for mosquitoes.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 123
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Mohegan Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Leaves used for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 128
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Mohegan Drug, Cold Remedy
Leaves used for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 128
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Mohegan Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Infusion of leaves taken for whooping cough.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.
American Chestnut
USDA CADE12
Mohegan Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Infusion of leaves used for whooping cough.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265