| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Cold Remedy Buds cooked in grease and rubbed in nostrils for cold. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 387 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Buds cooked in grease and used as salve for cuts, wounds or bruises. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 387 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Panacea Infusion of pounded plants used as wash for general illnesses. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Respiratory Aid Buds cooked in grease and rubbed in nostrils for catarrh or bronchitis. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 387 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Ojibwa Other, Paper Wood used for pulpwood. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Paiute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of sap taken for stomach disorders. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 121122 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid Buds melted with tallow and used as ointment for sores or eczema. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 80, 81 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Analgesic Decoction of root used as a lotion for headaches. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 121122 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Blood Medicine Compound decoction of bark taken as a blood tonic. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 121122 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Tonic Compound decoction of bark taken as a blood tonic and for general debility. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 121122 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Simple or compound decoction of bark taken for tuberculosis. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 121122 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid Simple or compound decoction of bark taken for venereal disease. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 121122 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cold Remedy Buds heated on top of a wood stove and the aroma inhaled for colds. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of buds taken for colds. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of mashed buds used for colds. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of buds taken for coughs. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Dermatological Aid Mashed buds cooked in grease or dried, powdered buds used as a salve for rashes and sores. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Panacea Decoction of buds taken for colds, coughs and other illnesses. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Food, Unspecified Sap used for food. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Cooking Tools Soft wood used to make bowls and other items. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Fuel Wood used for fuel. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Preservative Wood used to smoke fish. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Smoke Plant Wood ashes mixed with tobacco and smoked. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Tanana, Upper Other, Toys & Games Bark used to make toys. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Anticosti Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of buds and alcohol applied to wounds. Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 65 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Tincture of buds used for chronic rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Juice of buds used 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 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Tincture of buds used for colic and bowels. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Given to 'persons of phlegmatic habits.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Taken by 'persons of phlegmatic habits' and used for aching teeth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid Tincture of buds used for old venereal complaints. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Iroquois Drug, Anthelmintic Compound decoction with bark taken to kill worms in adults. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 291 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Used for arthritis. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine Compound with whisky taken as blood remedy and for tape worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 292 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound decoction used for skin eruptions and scabs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 291 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
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 291 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of bark taken by people and given to horses for worms. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 291 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Menominee Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of resinous buds in fat used in the nostrils for a headcold. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 52 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of resinous buds in fat used as a salve for wounds. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 52 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Ojibwa Other, Paper Wood used for pulpwood. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Thompson Other, Stable Gear Wood used to make the sides of riding and pack saddles. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 497 |
| Populus nigra L. Lombardy Poplar USDA PONI |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Tincture of buds used for chronic rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus nigra L. Lombardy Poplar USDA PONI |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Juice of buds used 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 24 |
| Populus nigra L. Lombardy Poplar USDA PONI |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Tincture of buds used for colic and bowels. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus nigra L. Lombardy Poplar USDA PONI |
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant Given to 'persons of phlegmatic habits.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus nigra L. Lombardy Poplar USDA PONI |
Cherokee Drug, Toothache Remedy Taken by 'persons of phlegmatic habits' and used for aching teeth. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus nigra L. Lombardy Poplar USDA PONI |
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid Tincture of buds used for old venereal complaints. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Blackfoot Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Infusion of leaves and juniper roots applied like a liniment to stiff backs or backaches. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 78 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Blackfoot Drug, Liver Aid Infusion of bark taken for liver troubles. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 67 |
| Populus sp. Poplar |
Blackfoot Fiber, Building Material Branches used to complete the building of the lodge. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 29 |