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Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Eye Medicine
'Cotton' used to dry 'moist eyes.'
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Oral Aid
Bark and leaves chewed for mouth sores.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified
Cambium layer scraped off and eaten.
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified
Young leaves gathered in the spring and eaten raw with seal oil.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Vegetable
Young shoots and catkins used fresh or in seal oil.
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Winter Use Food
Leaves soaked in seal oil and saved for future use.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Winter Use Food
Young shoots and catkins stored in oil for winter use.
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Arctic Food, Unspecified
Leaves used for food.
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 29
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Oral Aid
Leaves made the mouth smell good.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 10
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Beverage
Dried leaves used to make tea.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 10
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Soup
Dried leaves used in soups.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 10
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Vegetable
Leaves used as greens in fresh salads.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 10
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Winter Use Food
Leaves preserved in seal or fish oil or canned for winter use and eaten with meat or fish.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 10
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Nunivak Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of leaves and bark used as an analgesic.
Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Nunivak Drug, Oral Aid
Plant chewed for sore mouth.
Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 325
Salix pulchra Cham.
Tealeaf Willow
USDA SAPU15
Eskimo, Western Drug, Oral Aid
Leaves chewed for mouth sores.
Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 17
Salix pyrifolia Anderss.
Balsam Willow
USDA SAPY
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant used for stomach troubles.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243
Salix pyrifolia Anderss.
Balsam Willow
USDA SAPY
Ojibwa Drug, Sedative
Plant used for trembling.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243
Salix pyrifolia Anderss.
Balsam Willow
USDA SAPY
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant
Plant used for fainting.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 243
Salix pyrifolia Anderss.
Balsam Willow
USDA SAPY
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified
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 243
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid
Folded inner bark inserted in knife cuts and used for incisions.
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 54
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Gosiute Fiber, Basketry
Wood used to make baskets, fish weirs and water jugs.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 380
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Gosiute Other, Containers
Wood used to make baskets and water jugs.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 380
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Gosiute Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make fish weirs.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 380
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Haisla Other, Toys & Games
Whips used to lash opponents in the 'hoop and pole game.' In the Haisla 'hoop and pole game,' players attempted to spear a rolling hoop. If a player succeeded in spearing the hoop, he was lashed by his opponent with a willow whip. If, however, the spearman retrieved his spear, the hoop and the whip, his team would get the next throw of the hoop.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 288
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Cleaning Agent
Leaves used to wipe slime from fish.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 288
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Containers
Sticks used to string discoidal basaltic seaweed cooking stones when not being used.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 288
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Cooking Tools
Branches used as barbecue racks for salmon.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 288
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Cooking Tools
Leaves layered with salmon and western hemlock boughs to allow the fish to drain.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 288
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Withes used as fish stringers to transport fish downstream.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 288
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Walking Sticks
Wood used to make walking sticks or canes.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 288
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Karok Other, Containers
Roots used to make the fire hearth.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 381
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Karok Other, Tools
Roots used to make the fire drill.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 381
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of inner cambium and powdered tree fungus applied to serious cuts.
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 136
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of branches taken by women for several months after childbirth to increase the blood flow.
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 136
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gynecological Aid
Shredded inner bark used for sanitary napkins to 'heal a woman's insides.'
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 136
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Hemostat
Poultice of bark and sap applied as a wad to bleeding wounds.
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 136
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of damp inner bark applied to the skin over a broken bone.
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 136
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of branches taken by women after childbirth and helped the baby through the breast milk.
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 136
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Clothing
Bark twisted into cord and used to make bags and dresses.
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 136
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Cordage
Branches and bark twisted into strong rope.
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 136
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Sewing Material
Bark used for sewing birch bark onto basket frames.
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 136
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Okanagan-Colville Other, Containers
Bark twisted into cord and used to make bags and dresses.
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 136
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Okanagan-Colville Other, Fasteners
Bark twisted into cord and used to tie things together.
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 136
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Sanpoil Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of roots taken to counteract diarrhea.
Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 220
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Shuswap Food, Preservative
Wood used to smoke salmon.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 68
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Shuswap Other, Ceremonial Items
Inner bark headbands used by pubescent girls and young men, in ritual isolation and training.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 68
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Shuswap Other, Fasteners
Tough, bark strips poked through the roots of dog tooth violet, to hang them for drying.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 68
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Tolowa Fiber, Basketry
Roots used to make baskets.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 53
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook.
Scouler's Willow
USDA SASC
Wet'suwet'en Fiber, Cordage
Bark strips used for cord or rope.
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 154