| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Toys & Games Branches used to make staves for a dice type gambling game. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 70 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Quinault Other, Fuel Dead wood used for smoking salmon. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Saanich Food, Spice Leaves used in steaming pits to flavor deer, seal or porpoise meat. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Salish, Coast Food, Unspecified Cambium eaten in small quantities with oil. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Salish, Coast Other, Fuel Wood used as an excellent fuel. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Skagit Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make canoe paddles. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Skagit Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Skagit, Upper Other, Containers Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits. Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 42 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Snohomish Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make canoe paddles. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Snohomish Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to cover food cooking in pits. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Squaxin Other, Containers Leaves used to lay fish on while cleaning. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Swinomish Fiber, Furniture Wood used to make cradle boards. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Swinomish Other, Cooking Tools Dead wood used for smoking salmon. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Swinomish Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make dishes and spoons. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Drug, Tonic Raw sap used as a tonic in the olden days. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Fiber, Basketry Inner bark used to make scouring pads, temporary baskets and sometimes for weaving bags. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Fiber, Scouring Material Inner bark used to make scouring pads and sometimes for weaving bags and for temporary baskets. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Food, Sauce & Relish Sap boiled to make a type of maple syrup. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Raw shoots used for food. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Food, Vegetable Sprouted seeds boiled and eaten as green vegetables. The sprouted seeds were generally bitter, but the young shoots were considered to be quite sweet and juicy. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Containers Inner bark used to make scouring pads, temporary baskets and sometimes for weaving bags. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools Inner bark used to make soapberry whippers. Children sometimes made miniature whisks which they used to whip the juice that was left after the dried soapberries were soaked. They made the juice with their whisks and then drank it. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used in pit cooking, to line the pit and interspersed between the layers of food. The leaves were also used between layers of fish in fish caches. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools Leaves used to line the containers used in making ripened salmon eggs. The maple leaves were used to line the basket and were placed in layers between the eggs. The eggs were generally prepared in a birch bark basket, placed in a hole in the ground lined with birch bark and left there until springtime when they were considered cooked. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Thompson Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make soapberry eating paddles. 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 147 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Tlingit Other, Decorations Wood used to make wood carvings. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Tolowa Fiber, Clothing Bark fibers used to make women's skirts. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 15 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Tsimshian Other, Decorations Wood used to make wood carvings. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 39 |
| Acer macrophyllum Pursh Bigleaf Maple USDA ACMA3 |
Wailaki Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Bark cut into one-inch bands, fastened together into a roll and used to catch deer. Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 365 |
| Acer negundo L. Boxelder USDA ACNEN |
Ojibwa Food, Beverage Sap mixed with the sap of the sugar maple and used as a beverage. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 394 |
| Acer negundo var. interius (Britt.) Sarg. Boxelder Maple USDA ACNEI2 |
Cree Food, Sweetener Sap used to make sugar. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 44 |
| Acer negundo var. interius (Britt.) Sarg. Boxelder Maple USDA ACNEI2 |
Tewa Other, Smoking Tools Twigs used for making pipe stems. Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 38 |
| Acer nigrum Michx. f. Black Maple USDA ACNI5 |
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 nigrum Michx. f. Black Maple USDA ACNI5 |
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 nigrum Michx. f. Black Maple USDA ACNI5 |
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 nigrum Michx. f. Black Maple USDA ACNI5 |
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 199 |
| Acer nigrum Michx. f. Black Maple USDA ACNI5 |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Diuretic 'Arbor liquore abundans, ex quo liquor tanquam urina vehementer projicitur.' Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 199 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Abnaki Drug, Respiratory Aid Used for bronchial troubles. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Unspecified Infusion of plant used as a medicinal tea. 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 196 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Veterinary Aid Plant eaten by a moose with a broken bone to aid its healing. 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 196 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
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 44 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Decoction of bark taken as an emetic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Iroquois Drug, Laxative Compound decoction of bark taken as a laxative. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of bark applied as poultice for paralysis. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Micmac Drug, Antihemorrhagic Wood used for spitting blood. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy Bark used for colds. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Micmac Drug, Cough Medicine Bark used for coughs. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Micmac Drug, Kidney Aid Wood used for kidney trouble. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Micmac Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Bark used for 'grippe.' Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple USDA ACPE |
Micmac Drug, Orthopedic Aid Unspecified plant parts used for 'trouble with the limbs.' Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |