| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of inner bark taken for colds. 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 177 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of terminal buds and inner bark taken for colds. 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 177 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Tonic Infusion of inner bark and sweet flag used as a tonic. 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 177 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. 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 90 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Psychological Aid Buds and inner bark fibers boiled and used for moral depression. Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 131 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Strengthener Buds and inner bark fibers boiled and used for general weakness. Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 131 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Fruit used to facilitate digestion. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 91 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Malecite Drug, Analgesic Infusion of bark used for pain after childbirth. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 258 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Malecite Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of burned bark used for boils. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 247 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Micmac Drug, Analgesic Bark used for 'mother pains.' Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark used for boils. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Micmac Drug, Emetic Parts of plant used as an emetic. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Micmac Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root taken for colic. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Micmac Drug, Gynecological Aid Bark used for 'mother pains.' Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 60 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Micmac Drug, Unspecified Infusion of bark taken for unspecified purpose. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Montagnais Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of bark taken to purify the blood and to stimulate the appetite. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 313 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Montagnais Drug, Dietary Aid Decoction of bark taken to stimulate the appetite and to purify the blood. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 313 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Montagnais Food, Forage Berries eaten by bears. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 313 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Montagnais Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 313 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Root bark used for medicinal purposes. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 236 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Ojibwa Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of root bark taken for gonorrhea. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Ojibwa Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make ribs for canoes. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 236 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Ojibwa Fiber, Snow Gear Wood used to make snowshoe frames. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 236 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Ojibwa Fiber, Sporting Equipment Wood used to lacrosse clubs. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 236 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Ojibwa Food, Fruit Fruit used for food. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 236 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Penobscot Drug, Emetic Plant used as an emetic. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Potawatomi Drug, Unspecified Inner bark used as a medicine. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 78 |
| Sorbus americana Marsh. American Mountainash USDA SOAM3 |
Tlingit Drug, Pulmonary Aid Plant used for pleurisy. Krause, Aurel, 1956, The Tlingit Indians. Translated by Erna Gunther, Seattle. University of Washington Press, page 283 |
| Sorbus aucuparia L. European Mountainash USDA SOAU |
Potawatomi Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of leaves taken as a cold medicine. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 78 |
| Sorbus aucuparia L. European Mountainash USDA SOAU |
Potawatomi Drug, Emetic Infusion of leaves taken as an emetic for pneumonia, diphtheria and croup. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 78 |
| Sorbus aucuparia L. European Mountainash USDA SOAU |
Potawatomi Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Infusion of leaves taken as an emetic for diphtheria. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 78 |
| Sorbus aucuparia L. European Mountainash USDA SOAU |
Potawatomi Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of leaves taken as an emetic for pneumonia and croup. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 78 |
| Sorbus decora (Sarg.) Schneid. Northern Mountainash USDA SODE3 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of inner bark from the stem base used for rheumatism. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 61 |
| Sorbus decora (Sarg.) Schneid. Northern Mountainash USDA SODE3 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of inner bark from the stem base used for backaches. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 61 |
| Sorbus decora (Sarg.) Schneid. Northern Mountainash USDA SODE3 |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction of peeled sticks taken for back pain. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 61 |
| Sorbus scopulina Greene Greene Mountainash USDA SOSCS |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of branches given to young children with bed wetting problems. 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 133 |
| Sorbus scopulina Greene Greene Mountainash USDA SOSCS |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of branches given to young children with bed wetting problems. 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 133 |
| Sorbus scopulina Greene Greene Mountainash USDA SOSCS |
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Febrifuge Bark used for fevers. 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 |
| Sorbus scopulina Greene Greene Mountainash USDA SOSCS |
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Tonic Bark used as a tonic. 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 |
| Sorbus scopulina Greene Greene Mountainash USDA SOSCS |
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Unspecified Bark used for general sickness. 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 |
| Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of root and branch bark taken for rheumatism. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root and branch bark taken for stomach troubles. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Bella Coola Other, Insecticide Berries rubbed on the scalp for lice. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Carrier Drug, Unspecified Scraped bark used for medicine. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 70 |
| Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of branches given to young children with bed wetting problems. 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 133 |
| Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of branches given to young children with bed wetting problems. 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 133 |
| Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Drug, Ear Medicine Warmed stick used in the ear for earache. 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 273 |
| Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of branches taken for weak kidneys, to stop frequent urination. 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 273 |
| Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Food, Dried Food Berries sometimes dried for storage. 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 273 |
| Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Food, Fruit Berries boiled and eaten alone. 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 273 |