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Prunus virginiana L.
Common Chokecherry
USDA PRVIV
Thompson Drug, Laxative
Decoction of branches, sometimes with red willow branches & wild rose roots, taken as a laxative.
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 264
Prunus virginiana L.
Common Chokecherry
USDA PRVIV
Thompson Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of branches, sometimes with red willow branches & wild rose roots, taken for influenza.
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 264
Quercus dumosa Nutt.
California Scrub Oak
USDA QUDUD
Diegueno Fiber, Basketry
Branches, with willow branches, used to make acorn storage baskets.
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 33
Quercus phellos L.
Willow Oak
USDA QUPH
Seminole Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of wood bits or bark applied externally as an analgesic.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 167
Quercus phellos L.
Willow Oak
USDA QUPH
Seminole Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of wood or bark used as a bath for aches and pains.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 286
Quercus phellos L.
Willow Oak
USDA QUPH
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269
Quercus phellos L.
Willow Oak
USDA QUPH
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of wood or bark used as a bath for sores and cuts.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 286
Quercus phellos L.
Willow Oak
USDA QUPH
Seminole Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy
Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269
Quercus phellos L.
Willow Oak
USDA QUPH
Seminole Drug, Love Medicine
Decoction of wood ashes placed on the tongue to cleanse the body and strengthen the marriage.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 250
Quercus phellos L.
Willow Oak
USDA QUPH
Seminole Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of bark used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269
Quercus phellos L.
Willow Oak
USDA QUPH
Seminole Food, Unspecified
Plant used for food.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 471
Quercus phellos L.
Willow Oak
USDA QUPH
Seminole Other, Cleaning Agent
Plant used to make lye.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 471
Quercus phellos L.
Willow Oak
USDA QUPH
Seminole Other, Toys & Games
Plant used to make ballsticks.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 471
Rosa acicularis Lindl.
Prickly Rose
USDA ROACA
Thompson Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for diarrhea.
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 267
Rosa acicularis Lindl.
Prickly Rose
USDA ROACA
Thompson Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for vomiting.
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 267
Rosa acicularis Lindl.
Prickly Rose
USDA ROACA
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for women's illnesses.
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 267
Rosa nutkana K. Presl
Nootka Rose
USDA RONUN
Thompson Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for diarrhea.
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 267
Rosa nutkana K. Presl
Nootka Rose
USDA RONUN
Thompson Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for vomiting.
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 267
Rosa nutkana K. Presl
Nootka Rose
USDA RONUN
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for women's illnesses.
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 267
Rosa pisocarpa Gray
Cluster Rose
USDA ROPI2
Thompson Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for diarrhea.
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 267
Rosa pisocarpa Gray
Cluster Rose
USDA ROPI2
Thompson Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for vomiting.
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 267
Rosa pisocarpa Gray
Cluster Rose
USDA ROPI2
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for women's illnesses.
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 267
Rosa woodsii Lindl.
Woods' Rose
USDA ROWOW
Thompson Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for diarrhea.
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 267
Rosa woodsii Lindl.
Woods' Rose
USDA ROWOW
Thompson Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for vomiting.
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 267
Rosa woodsii Lindl.
Woods' Rose
USDA ROWOW
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of branches, choke cherry and red willow taken for women's illnesses.
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 267
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Blackfoot Drug, Dermatological Aid
Boiled root used for many complaints, generally for swellings.
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Gosiute Drug, Blood Medicine
Roots used as a blood medicine.
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
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Gosiute Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of roots used for severe constipation.
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
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Kawaiisu Drug, Analgesic
Mashed roots used as a salve on sore limbs.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid
Dried, pounded roots used as powder on sores and plant salve used on cuts.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Kawaiisu Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of roots taken for stomachaches.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Kawaiisu Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Mashed roots used as a salve for chicken pox.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Kawaiisu Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Mashed roots used as a salve on sore limbs.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Kawaiisu Drug, Unspecified
Stems, seeds and roots used as medicine.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Kawaiisu Food, Porridge
Seeds parched with hot coals, pounded and cooked to the consistency of 'thick gravy.'
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified
Stems boiled with sugar or roasted, inner pulp pushed out of the burned skin and eaten hot or cold.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 60
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Klamath Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Coville, Frederick V., 1897, Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon., Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 5(2):87-110, page 95
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 22
Rumex salicifolius Weinm.
Willow Dock
USDA RUSAS
Montana Indian Food, Vegetable
Spring leaves used for 'greens.'
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 22
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
Feltleaf Willow
USDA SAALA
Alaska Native Food, Dietary Aid
Young, tender leaves and shoots used as sources for vitamin C.
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 59
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
Feltleaf Willow
USDA SAALA
Alaska Native Food, Snack Food
Inner bark eaten raw with seal oil and sugar as a winter tidbit.
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 59
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
Feltleaf Willow
USDA SAALA
Alaska Native Food, Unspecified
Leaves used for food.
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 59
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
Feltleaf Willow
USDA SAALA
Alaska Native Food, Unspecified
Young, new shoots eaten raw or dipped in seal oil.
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 59
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
Feltleaf Willow
USDA SAALA
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Unspecified
Leaf tips eaten raw with seal oil in early spring.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
Feltleaf Willow
USDA SAALA
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Smoke Plant
Plant gathered in late summer, burned to ashes and added to chewing tobacco.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
Feltleaf Willow
USDA SAALA
Eskimo, Alaska Other, Snuff
Plant gathered in late summer, burned to ashes and added to snuff.
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
Feltleaf Willow
USDA SAALA
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Sweetener
Flowers sucked by children for the sweet nectar.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 7
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
Feltleaf Willow
USDA SAALA
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Unspecified
Juice sucked from the stem.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 7
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
Feltleaf Willow
USDA SAALA
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Unspecified
Juicy cambium, tasted like watermelon or cucumber, used for food.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 7
Salix alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville
Feltleaf Willow
USDA SAALA
Eskimo, Inupiat Food, Unspecified
Leaf buds used for food.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 7