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Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Bark used as a poultice.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction or infusion of bark used as a wash to make the hair grow.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
Infusion taken for fever.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Root chewed by ball players 'for wind.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Throat Aid
Infusion of inner bark taken for lost voice and root chewed for hoarseness.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Salix ?pendulina Wenderoth [babylonica ? fragilis]
Weeping Willow
USDA SAPE12
Cherokee Drug, Tonic
Bark used as a tonic.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 61
Spiraea salicifolia L.
Willowleaf Meadowsweet
USDA SPSA2
Mahuna Drug, Cold Remedy
Roots used for chest colds.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 18
Spiraea salicifolia L.
Willowleaf Meadowsweet
USDA SPSA2
Mahuna Drug, Cough Medicine
Roots used for coughs.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 18
Spiraea salicifolia L.
Willowleaf Meadowsweet
USDA SPSA2
Meskwaki Drug, Antidiarrheal
Immature seeds used for bloody flux.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 243
Spiraea salicifolia L.
Willowleaf Meadowsweet
USDA SPSA2
Ojibwa Drug, Hunting Medicine
Root used as a trapping medicine.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 386
Spiraea salicifolia L.
Willowleaf Meadowsweet
USDA SPSA2
Potawatomi Drug, Unspecified
Bark used for unspecified ailments.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 79, 80
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum
Willowleaf Aster
USDA SYPRP
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant
Used to revive an unconscious patient.
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 212
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum
Willowleaf Aster
USDA SYPRP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Decoction used ceremonially for snakebite.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum
Willowleaf Aster
USDA SYPRP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Eye Medicine
Cold infusion of whole plant used as a ceremonial eyewash.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum
Willowleaf Aster
USDA SYPRP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Cold infusion of whole plant used for stomachache.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum
Willowleaf Aster
USDA SYPRP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine
Dried leaves smoked for good luck in hunting.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum
Willowleaf Aster
USDA SYPRP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Internal Medicine
Cold infusion of whole plant used for internal injury.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48
Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum
Willowleaf Aster
USDA SYPRP
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Decoction used ceremonially for snakebite.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 48
Typha latifolia L.
Broadleaf Cattail
USDA TYLA
Paiute Fiber, Building Material
Leaves and fruiting stalks sewn and woven into mats wrapped around willow frames to form houses.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 37