Search for salix discolor found 27 matches:

Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 130)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 130)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction of new twigs taken as a painkiller.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 28)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of new twigs taken for fevers.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 28)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 58)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy 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 discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 294)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Iroquois Drug (Hemorrhoid Remedy)
Infusion of bark used for bleeding piles.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 294)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Iroquois Drug (Psychological Aid)
Compound decoction taken to vomit to reduce loneliness.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 294)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy 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 discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Plant used for stomach troubles.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 243)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Sedative)
Plant used for trembling.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 243)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Stimulant)
Plant used for fainting.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 243)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Unspecified)
Bark used for medicinal purposes.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 243)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Hemostat)
Decoction of root bark used for hemorrhages.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 81, 82)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Panacea)
Bark used as a universal remedy.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 81)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Blackfoot Dye (Red)
Spring buds used to make a red dye.
Johnston, Alex 1987 Plants and the Blackfoot. Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society (p. 32)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 58)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 58)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 58)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 58)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
Cree, Woodlands Other (Fasteners)
Bark used to tie or fasten many things.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 58)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 58)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 58)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 58)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 58)


Salix discolor Muhl.
Pussy Willow; Salicaceae
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 (p. 58)