| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Emetic Infusion of roots taken as an emetic during religious ceremonies. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 408 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of inner bark taken and used as a bath for mist sickness: eye disease, fever and chills. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 209 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge Bark used for fevers. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 288 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of bark taken as an emetic for rainbow sickness: fever, stiff neck and backache. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 210 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of bark taken as an emetic for thunder sickness: fever, dizziness, headache & diarrhea. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 213 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of inner bark taken and used as a bath for mist sickness: eye disease, fever and chills. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 209 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge Plant used as a fever medicine. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 283 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge Plant used for dance fire sickness: fever. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 206 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Febrifuge Plant used for fire sickness: fever and body aches. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 203 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of plant taken by men for menstruation sickness: stomachache, headache and body soreness. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 248 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Hunting Medicine Infusion of roots used as a hunting medicine to increase hunting luck. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 371 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Love Medicine Bark used as a medicine to prevent adultery. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 249 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Oral Aid Plant used for lion sickness: panting, staring and tongue hanging out. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 232 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Orthopedic Aid Infusion of bark used as a bath for hot feet. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 288 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Other Decoction of bark taken for menstruation sickness: yellow eyes and skin, weakness and shaking head. If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period, the results were more serious than the other menstruation sickness. A doctor would never do this, as it would damage the 'medicine' which he has in his body. Other men were, sometimes, willing to take the risk. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 247 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Other Plant used for lightning sickness. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 305 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Preventive Medicine Plant made into medicine and used to prevent the new mother's condition from contaminating the camp. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 325 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Respiratory Aid Plant used for lion sickness: panting, staring and tongue hanging out. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 232 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Stimulant Infusion of bark taken & used as a bath for menstruation sickness: lassitude, laziness & weakness. If a woman does not eat by herself during her menstrual period, the other inhabitants of her camp will get sick. Both sexes are thus affected, but men are particularly vulnerable. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 244 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Stimulant Plant used for lion sickness: panting, staring and tongue hanging out. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 232 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Strengthener Decoction of bark taken for menstruation sickness: yellow eyes and skin, weakness and shaking head. If a man has sexual intercourse with a woman during her menstrual period, the results were more serious than the other menstruation sickness. A doctor would never do this, as it would damage the 'medicine' which he has in his body. Other men were, sometimes, willing to take the risk. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 247 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Strengthener Infusion of bark taken & used as a bath for menstruation sickness: lassitude, laziness & weakness. If a woman does not eat by herself during her menstrual period, the other inhabitants of her camp will get sick. Both sexes are thus affected, but men are particularly vulnerable. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 244 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Unspecified Plant used for medicinal purposes. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 161 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Unspecified Plant used medicinally. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 164 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Drug, Vertigo Medicine Infusion of bark taken as an emetic for thunder sickness: fever, dizziness, headache & diarrhea. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 213 |
| Salix caroliniana Michx. Coastal Plain Willow USDA SACA5 |
Seminole Other, Toys & Games Plant used to make ballsticks. Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 492 |
| Salix cordata Michx. Heartleaf Willow USDA SAER |
Malecite Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark placed in hot water and used for blisters. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 251 |
| Salix cordata Michx. Heartleaf Willow USDA SAER |
Malecite Drug, Dietary Aid Infusion of bark used for stimulating the appetite. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 253 |
| Salix cordata Michx. Heartleaf Willow USDA SAER |
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy Bark used for colds and to stimulate the appetite. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
| Salix cordata Michx. Heartleaf Willow USDA SAER |
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark used for blisters. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
| Salix cordata Michx. Heartleaf Willow USDA SAER |
Micmac Drug, Dietary Aid Bark used to stimulate the appetite. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 61 |
| Salix cordata Michx. Heartleaf Willow USDA SAER |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of fresh bark applied to bruises and skin eruptions. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 471 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of young branches used to start lactation. 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 130 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Throat Aid Inner bark powdered, made into a paste and applied to 'sick' throats. 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 130 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Blackfoot Drug, Analgesic Decoction of new twigs taken as a painkiller. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Blackfoot Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of new twigs taken for fevers. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Blackfoot Dye, Red Spring buds used to make a red dye. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 32 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of inner bark taken for diarrhea. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Basketry Stems used to rim birch bark baskets. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Cordage Bark used to make rope. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Containers Stems used to make a stopper for a sturgeon skin jar. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Cooking Tools Stems used to make a fish roasting stick. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Fasteners Bark used to tie or fasten many things. Bark was used to tie the fish roasting sticks, rock fish net weights, birch bark moose calls, and snowshoe frames, which were tied together before they were bent, as well as bundles to be carried by hand. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Bark made into netting and used to catch fish. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Stems used to make bows and arrows. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Tools Bark made into netting to clean pitch used in sealing birch bark canoes. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Tools Stems used to make a bead weaving loom. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Toys & Games Branches used to make whistles. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 58 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Compound decoction taken to vomit during initial stages of consumption. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 294 |
| Salix discolor Muhl. Pussy Willow USDA SADI |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Compound decoction taken to vomit to reduce loneliness. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 294 |