Betula lenta L.
Common names: Sweet Birch
Species details (USDA):
USDA BELE
Documented uses
22 uses documented
Algonquin, Quebec
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Black, Meredith Jean,
1980,
Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec,
Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65,
pages 151)
Cherokee
Drug, Antidiarrheal
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 25)
Cherokee
Drug, Cold Remedy
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 25)
Cherokee
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 25)
Cherokee
Drug, Urinary Aid
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 25)
Chippewa
Drug, Antidiarrheal
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1933,
Some Chippewa Uses of Plants,
Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press,
pages 128)
Chippewa
Drug, Pulmonary Aid
detail...
(Gilmore, Melvin R.,
1933,
Some Chippewa Uses of Plants,
Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press,
pages 128)
Iroquois
Drug, Blood Medicine
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 300)
Iroquois
Drug, Cold Remedy
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 300)
Iroquois
Drug, Febrifuge
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 300)
Iroquois
Drug, Gynecological Aid
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 300)
Iroquois
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 300)
Iroquois
Drug, Stimulant
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 300)
Iroquois
Drug, Unspecified
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 300)
Iroquois
Food, Beverage
detail...
(Waugh, F. W.,
1916,
Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation,
Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines,
pages 148)
Mohegan
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1928,
Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions,
SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270,
pages 266)
Mohegan
Drug, Tonic
detail...
(Tantaquidgeon, Gladys,
1972,
Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians,
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3,
pages 70, 128)
Ojibwa
Fiber, Building Material
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1928,
Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota,
Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248,
pages 241)
Ojibwa
Fiber, Canoe Material
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1928,
Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota,
Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248,
pages 241)
Ojibwa
Other, Ceremonial Items
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1928,
Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota,
Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248,
pages 241)
Ojibwa
Other, Containers
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1928,
Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota,
Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248,
pages 241)
Ojibwa
Other, Cooking Tools
detail...
(Reagan, Albert B.,
1928,
Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota,
Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248,
pages 241)