Search for salix sp. found 228 matches:

Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Abnaki Drug (Eye Medicine)
Used for sore eyes.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 155)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Abnaki Drug (Eye Medicine)
Decoction of bark and bark from two other plants used for eye pain.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 170)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Alabama Drug (Febrifuge)
Cold infusion of roots taken or used as a bath for fevers.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 12)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Infusion of plant used to counteract the laxative effect of the choke cherry infusion.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 68)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Infusion of fresh, crushed roots used for internal hemorrhage.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 68)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Dried, crushed roots soaked in water & grease used as a tonic for dandruff & straightened the hair.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 124)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of roots mixed with kidney fat and applied to head sores.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 78)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Eye Medicine)
Infusion of roots used for bloodshot or troublesome eyes.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 82)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of fresh, crushed roots used for "waist troubles."
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 68)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Throat Aid)
Infusion of roots swallowed for throat constrictions.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 74)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Chewed roots spat into the horse's eye for cloudiness and bloodshot.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 90)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Cheyenne Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Bark peeled and used for cuts.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Chickasaw Drug (Analgesic)
Roots used for headache or poultice of branches applied for severe headache.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 12)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Chickasaw Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Decoction of roots taken for dysentery.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 12)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Chickasaw Drug (Hemostat)
Roots used for nosebleed.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 12)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Chippewa Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Root taken alone or in compounds for dysentery.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 342)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Chippewa Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Compound decoction of inner bark taken for indigestion.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 342)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Comanche Drug (Eye Medicine)
Stem ashes used for sore eyes.
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones 1940 Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542 (p. 524)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Costanoan Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of leaves used as a hair rinse.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 21)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Costanoan Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Leaves used as a paste rubbed into the scalp for falling hair.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 21)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Cree Drug (Venereal Aid)
Decoction of bark used as a wash for syphilitic sores.
Beardsley, Gretchen 1941 Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892.. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496 (p. 495)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Antiemetic)
Compound infusion of root taken for fever with nausea and vomiting.
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (p. 655)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Compound infusion of root used as a wash for rheumatism.
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (p. 655)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Plant used for rheumatism.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 12)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Compound infusion of root used as a wash for swellings.
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (p. 655)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Emetic)
Plant used as an emetic.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 12)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Febrifuge)
Compound infusion of root taken for fever with nausea and vomiting.
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (p. 655)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Febrifuge)
Roots used for fevers.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 12)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Compound infusion of root taken for biliousness.
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (p. 655)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Roots used for biliousness.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 12)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Kidney Aid)
Compound infusion of root taken for dropsy.
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (p. 655)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Kidney Aid)
Decoction of roots taken or used as a bath for dropsy.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 12)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Compound infusion of root taken for malaria.
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (p. 655)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Roots used for malaria.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 12)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Other)
Compound infusion of root taken for dropsy and "deer sickness."
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (p. 655)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Creek Drug (Venereal Aid)
Compound infusion of root taken for "the clap."
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (p. 655)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Crow Drug (Analgesic)
Bark chewed for headache.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Crow Drug (Emetic)
Stem tips formerly chewed as an emetic.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Crow Drug (Oral Aid)
Bark chewed for tooth hygiene.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Inuktitut Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of wetted leaves applied to bee stings.
Wilson, Michael R. 1978 Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut. The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196 (p. 192)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Western Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Decoction of leaves or bark taken for lung hemorrhage.
Lantis, Margaret 1959 Folk Medicine and Hygiene. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75 (p. 24)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Western Drug (Oral Aid)
Decoction of inner bark used as a wash for mouth sores.
Lantis, Margaret 1959 Folk Medicine and Hygiene. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75 (p. 5, 6)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Western Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Decoction of leaves or bark taken for lung hemorrhage.
Lantis, Margaret 1959 Folk Medicine and Hygiene. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75 (p. 24)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Western Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Strong decoction of leaves or bark taken regularly for lung hemorrhage.
Lantis, Margaret 1959 Folk Medicine and Hygiene. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75 (p. 5, 6)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Western Drug (Throat Aid)
Decoction of inner and outer bark gargled for sore throat.
Lantis, Margaret 1959 Folk Medicine and Hygiene. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75 (p. 23)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Western Drug (Throat Aid)
Decoction of bark gargled for sore throat.
Lantis, Margaret 1959 Folk Medicine and Hygiene. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75 (p. 5, 6)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Western Drug (Preventive Medicine)
Leaves eaten in early summer to protect against disease.
Lantis, Margaret 1959 Folk Medicine and Hygiene. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75 (p. 43)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Flathead Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Bark chewed and used for cuts.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Flathead Drug (Eye Medicine)
Leaves and young stem tips used to make an eyewash.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 294)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Iroquois Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
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 (p. 294)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Isleta Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Decoction of leaves used as a skin bath.
Jones, Volney H. 1931 The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 42)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Kiowa Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Infusion of leaves used as a wash for rheumatic aches.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 19)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Kiowa Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Infusion of leaves used as a wash for pneumonia.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 19)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Kiowa Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Bark chewed for toothaches.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 19)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Klallam Drug (Throat Aid)
Decoction of bark taken for sore throats.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 26)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Klallam Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Decoction of bark taken for tuberculosis.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 26)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Makah Drug (Unspecified)
Used for medicine.
Gill, Steven J. 1983 Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA). Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis (p. 242)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Nez Perce Drug (Emetic)
Formerly used as an emetic.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Nez Perce Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Twigs used to "clean out" the insides.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Heated poultice of inner bark applied to the throat for diphtheria.
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns 1981 Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada. Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325 (p. 2302)


Salix sp.
Grey Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 136)


Salix sp.
Grey Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 136)


Salix sp.
Grey Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 136)


Salix sp.
Grey Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 136)


Salix sp.
Grey Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 136)


Salix sp.
Grey Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 136)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Omaha Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Plant used for the ritual of mourning.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians. Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57. (p. 322)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Omaha Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Stems thrust in gashes on forearms of grieving young men at funeral ceremony.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 73, 74)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Burned root taken as pills or infusion of burned stems taken for diarrhea.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Blood Medicine)
Decoction of root taken as a blood purifier.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Cathartic)
Decoction of woody stems taken as a physic.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Powder from dried, pulverized roots applied to syphilitic or purulent sores.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Powder of dried, stem bark applied to infant's navel.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Diuretic)
Infusion of burned stems taken by adults and children for "failure to urinate."
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Laxative)
Infusion of young twigs with salt taken as a laxative.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Infusion of burned stems taken by adults and children for intestinal influenza.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Compound decoction of roots taken for lumbago.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of burned stems given to children for diarrhea.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of burned stems taken by adults and children for "failure to urinate."
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of burned stems taken by adults and children for intestinal influenza.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Powder of dried, stem bark applied to infant's navel.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Tonic)
Decoction of root bark taken as a spring tonic.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Drug (Venereal Aid)
Several species used in various ways for venereal disease.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Penobscot Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of bark taken in large quantities for colds.
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 309)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction of root taken for stomachaches.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Decoction of leaves and twigs rubbed into the scalp for dandruff.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Decoction of root taken for stomachaches.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Poultice of mashed roots applied to the gums for toothaches.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Shoshoni Drug (Venereal Aid)
Several species used in various ways for venereal disease.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer 1941 Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada. Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture (p. 133-136)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Sikani Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Young willow chewed and saliva applied to sores.
Smith, Harlan I. 1929 Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68 (p. 54)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Drug (Oral Aid)
Fresh leaves chewed for mouth sores.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Thompson Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction of plant used as a wash for pain and swelling, especially of feet.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 471)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Thompson Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Decoction of plant used as a wash for pain and swelling, especially of feet.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 471)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Leaves used in shoes or moccasins as padding for tired or sore feet.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Decoction of bark used as a wash for sores.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Thompson Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Decoction of plant used as a wash for pain and swelling, especially of feet.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 471)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Branches used as splints for broken limbs and rubbed on compound fractures.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Decoction of bark used for bathing broken bones.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Poultice of boiled bark used for a period of time for broken bones.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Bark chewed for toothache.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Food (Unspecified)
Scraped cambium eaten especially by children.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 105)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Food (Unspecified)
Peeled galls used for food.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 105)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Inuktitut Food (Soup)
Leaves added to stews and soups.
Wilson, Michael R. 1978 Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut. The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196 (p. 189)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Inuktitut Food (Unspecified)
Leaves eaten raw in spring.
Wilson, Michael R. 1978 Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut. The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196 (p. 189)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Inuktitut Food (Unspecified)
Early leaves used for food.
Wilson, Michael R. 1978 Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut. The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196 (p. 192)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Food (Unspecified)
Sap and leaves eaten raw.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Food (Unspecified)
Young sprouts and sap used for food.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Food (Forage)
Plant enjoyed by moose.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Micmac Dye (Black)
Roots used to make a black dye.
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 317)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Montagnais Dye (Black)
Roots used to make a black dye.
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 317)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Abnaki Fiber (Basketry)
Used to make baskets and whistles.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 166)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Fiber (Building Material)
Boughs used to make sweatlodge frames.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 122)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Fiber (Building Material)
Wands, sharpened at both ends, used to construct the dome shape of the sweat lodge.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 17)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Fiber (Building Material)
Branches used to construct the many different sweat lodges.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 17)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Fiber (Building Material)
Sticks used as lodgepoles for small hunting tipis.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 32)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Fiber (Canoe Material)
Wood used to make the circular frames for bull boats.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 32)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Fiber (Furniture)
Boughs used to make back rest slats.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 122)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Fiber (Furniture)
Sticks used to make backrests, part of the furniture of the tipi.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 32)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Costanoan Fiber (Building Material)
Wood made into poles used as basic element of house construction.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 249)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Costanoan Fiber (Cordage)
Bark braided into rope.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 249)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Dakota Fiber (Building Material)
Poles used to sustain the thatch of the earth lodges and to form the frame of the bath lodges.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 73)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Hopi Fiber (Building Material)
Used in roof construction.
Whiting, Alfred F. 1939 Ethnobotany of the Hopi. Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15 (p. 72)


Salix sp.
Black Willow; Salicaceae
Hualapai Fiber (Basketry)
Used as the frame in coiled basketry.
Watahomigie, Lucille J. 1982 Hualapai Ethnobotany. Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8 (p. 29)


Salix sp.
Black Willow; Salicaceae
Hualapai Fiber (Building Material)
Used to make shelters.
Watahomigie, Lucille J. 1982 Hualapai Ethnobotany. Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8 (p. 29)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Isleta Fiber (Basketry)
Twigs used to make baskets.
Jones, Volney H. 1931 The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 42)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Isleta Fiber (Building Material)
Branches and leaves used for thatching houses.
Jones, Volney H. 1931 The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 42)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Kiowa Fiber (Building Material)
Branches used in construction of summer shelters.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 19)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Klamath Fiber (Snow Gear)
Wood used to make frames for snowshoes.
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 (p. 94)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Maidu Fiber (Basketry)
Stalks used to make the coiled foundations and coarse twine in the manufacture of baskets.
Swartz, Jr., B. K. 1958 A Study of Material Aspects of Northeastern Maidu Basketry. Kroeber Anthropological Society Publications 19:67-84 (p. 71)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Fiber (Basketry)
Wood used to make baskets.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Fiber (Cordage)
Wood used to make ropes.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Fiber (Furniture)
Wood used to make backrests for tipis and cradleboards.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Wood used to make mattresses for tipis.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Fiber (Snow Gear)
Wood used to make snowshoes.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Navajo Fiber (Basketry)
Branches used to make permanent carrying baskets.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 38)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Navajo Fiber (Cordage)
Branches used to make a braided strap worn across the forehead to support a water bottle.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 38)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Navajo Fiber (Furniture)
Branches used to make cradle canopies.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 38)


Salix sp.
Grey Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 136)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Omaha Fiber (Building Material)
Young poles used for the framework of the vapor bath lodges.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians. Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57. (p. 324)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Fiber (Basketry)
Strong, flexible willows used to make baskets.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 61)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Fiber (Building Material)
Willow used to construct house and sweathouse frames.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 61)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Fiber (Building Material)
Willow used to make sheds for wind drying fish.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 61)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Fiber (Cordage)
Woven willow bark made into string and used to make salmon traps.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 61)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Fiber (Furniture)
Willow used to make baby baskets and cradle boards.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 61)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Pawnee Fiber (Building Material)
Poles used to sustain the thatch of the earth lodges and to form the frame of the bath lodges.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 73)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Pomo Fiber (Basketry)
Stem used as foundation material in basketry.
Barrett, S. A. 1908 Pomo Indian Basketry. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 7:134-308 (p. 138)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Fiber (Basketry)
Stems used to make baskets for storing dried fish and meat.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Fiber (Basketry)
Stems used to make rims for birch bark baskets.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Fiber (Basketry)
Stems used to make basket rims.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Fiber (Building Material)
Stems used to make the semispherical frame of the traditional style sweathouse.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Fiber (Building Material)
Stems and branches used as the siding on a smoke house.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Fiber (Building Material)
Stems used in the construction of various shelters.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Fiber (Cordage)
Split, outer bark twisted into twine.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Fiber (Cordage)
Stems used to make line.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Fiber (Cordage)
Bark used to make line.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Fiber (Cordage)
Stems used to make fish hangers and lashings.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Fiber (Snow Gear)
Stems and spruce bark used to make a temporary sled for transporting meat across ice.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Fiber (Basketry)
Split withes used for weaving baskets.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Fiber (Building Material)
Branches with the bark and leaves twisted and used for tying and binding in construction.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Fiber (Building Material)
Split withes heated and twisted to make cabling for suspension bridges in "the old days."
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Fiber (Canoe Material)
Dry logs lashed together to make rafts.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Fiber (Canoe Material)
Branches used in making fish traps, weirs and rafts.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Thompson Fiber (Clothing)
Bark of dead trees used to make capes and aprons.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 499)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Fiber (Cordage)
Long shoots made into rope and used in lashing together fish drying racks and fish weir stakes.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Fiber (Cordage)
Softened stems twisted to make rope and used to lash together fish drying racks.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Fiber (Cordage)
Split withes used to make string and rope.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Fiber (Furniture)
Branches used to make cradle hoops.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Thompson Fiber (Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Bark of dead trees used to make mats and fiber blankets.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 499)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Winnebago Fiber (Building Material)
Poles used to sustain the thatch of the earth lodges and to form the frame of the bath lodges.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 73)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Yuki Fiber (Basketry)
Used as basket material.
Kelly, Isabel T. 1930 Yuki Basketry. University of Calfornia Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 24:421-444 (p. 423)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Abnaki Other (Containers)
Used to make containers.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 156)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Abnaki Other (Toys & Games)
Used to make baskets and whistles.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 166)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Other (Containers)
Wood used to make the top and bottom hoop of buckets, basins and other containers.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 32)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Other (Fasteners)
Wood used to make tipi pegs and pins.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 32)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Gall pitch used for incense during the annual ceremonies of the Motokiks and Kaispa Societies.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 17)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Other (Toys & Games)
Branch with loosened bark used as a buzzing whistle.
Hellson, John C. 1974 Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 122)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Chippewa Other (Smoke Plant)
Used for smoking and general utility.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 378)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other (Cooking Tools)
Small branches used to string fish for drying.
Wilson, Michael R. 1978 Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut. The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196 (p. 189)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other (Fuel)
Wood used for firewood.
Wilson, Michael R. 1978 Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut. The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196 (p. 189)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other (Smoke Plant)
Dried leaves added to tobacco in place of shelf fungus.
Wilson, Michael R. 1978 Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut. The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196 (p. 182)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Eskimo, Inuktitut Other (Snuff)
Ground galls used for snuff.
Wilson, Michael R. 1978 Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut. The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196 (p. 192)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Hopi Other (Ceremonial Items)
Used to make prayersticks.
Whiting, Alfred F. 1939 Ethnobotany of the Hopi. Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15 (p. 72)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Hopi Other (Ceremonial Items)
Occasionally used in ceremonies.
Whiting, Alfred F. 1939 Ethnobotany of the Hopi. Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15 (p. 72)


Salix sp.
Black Willow; Salicaceae
Hualapai Other (Fuel)
Used for firewood.
Watahomigie, Lucille J. 1982 Hualapai Ethnobotany. Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8 (p. 29)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Keresan Other (Ceremonial Items)
Used extensively in making prayer sticks.
White, Leslie A 1945 Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568 (p. 564)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Kiowa Other (Protection)
Leafy stems used to make wreathes worn by the women and children as sunshades during long walks.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 19)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Kwakiutl, Southern Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Bark used to make fishing line and reef nets.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia. Economic Botany 27:257-310 (p. 292)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Luiseno Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Plant used to make bows.
Sparkman, Philip S. 1908 The Culture of the Luiseno Indians. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234 (p. 233)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Micmac Other (Smoke Plant)
Leaves used as tobacco.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1951 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259 (p. 258)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Other (Cooking Tools)
Wood used to make meat racks.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Other (Fasteners)
Wood used to make pins and pegs for tipis.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Wood used to make fish and fox traps.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Other (Musical Instrument)
Wood used to make drums.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Other (Stable Gear)
Wood used to make stirrups and hoops for catching horses.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Other (Tools)
Wood used to make scrapers for removing hair from hides.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Other (Toys & Games)
Wood used to make gambling wheels.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Montana Indian Other (Walking Sticks)
Wood used to make walking sticks.
Hart, Jeff 1992 Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples. Helena. Montana Historical Society Press (p. 67)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Navajo Other (Ceremonial Items)
Sticks used for the Night Chant and Mountain Chant.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 38)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Navajo Other (Ceremonial Items)
Branches used to make prayersticks, prayerstick foundations and plumed wands.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 38)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Navajo Other (Ceremonial Items)
Peeled sticks made into the talisman used in the Night Chant.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 38)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Navajo Other (Containers)
Branches used to make or sew water bottles.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 38)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Navajo Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Branches hardened by pounding with a stone and used to make lances.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 38)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Navajo Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Branches used to make arrowshafts.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 38)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Navajo Other (Tools)
Branches made into hoops and used inside the buckskin sack of a bellows.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 38)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Navajo Other (Tools)
Branches made into heddle sticks and used in weaving.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 38)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Nitinaht Other (Ceremonial Items)
Soft roots used by young boys and girls as pre-scrubbers in the first stage of adulthood training.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie 1983 Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island. Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum (p. 127)


Salix sp.
Grey Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 136)


Salix sp.
; Salicaceae
Omaha Other (Ceremonial Items)
Stems used in funeral customs.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 73)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Other (Containers)
Willow covered with pine pitch used to make water jugs.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 61)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Other (Cooking Tools)
Willows used to make drinking vessels and cooking vessels.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 61)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Other (Cooking Tools)
Willow woven into a tray and used for winnowing seeds.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 61)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Willow used to build fish weirs.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 61)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Paiute Other (Musical Instrument)
Sticks wrapped formerly with buckskin but now with cloth and used for drum sticks.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 61)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Other (Containers)
Stems used to make fish hangers.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Other (Containers)
Stems used to make fish hangers, basket rims, lashing and in the construction of various shelters.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Other (Fasteners)
Stems used to fasten spruce poles into a fence for capturing caribou.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Other (Fuel)
Wood used for firewood and smoking fish.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Split, outer bark twisted into twine and used to make a dip net.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Other (Protection)
Leafless stems waved in the air to scare wolves away.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tanana, Upper Other (Protection)
Leafless branches waved in the air to scare wolves away.
Kari, Priscilla Russe 1985 Upper Tanana Ethnobotany. Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission (p. 7)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Tewa Other (Ceremonial Items)
Twigs, one for every household in the village, used in December ceremonies.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco 1916 Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians. SI-BAE Bulletin #55 (p. 48)


Salix sp.
Willow; Salicaceae
Thompson Other (Containers)
Bark of dead trees used to make capes and aprons.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 499)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Other (Containers)
Peeled, cleaned bark braided and woven together with Indian hemp fiber to make storage bags.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Other (Fasteners)
Softened stems twisted to make rope and used to lash together fish drying racks.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Other (Fasteners)
Long shoots made into ropes and used for lashing together fish drying racks and fish weir stakes.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Other (Fasteners)
Branches with the bark and leaves twisted and used for tying and binding in construction.
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 (p. 279)


Salix sp.
Willows; Salicaceae
Thompson Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Branches used in making fish traps, weirs and rafts.
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 (p. 279)