143 entries
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Cherokee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of scraped bark taken for hives.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 37)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Cherokee Drug (Emetic)
Compound of inner bark taken "to vomit bile."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 37)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Cherokee Drug (Emetic)
Decoction of inner bark taken to induce vomiting when unable to retain
food.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain
Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard
University (p. 16)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Chippewa Drug (Analgesic)
Compound containing charcoal pricked into temples with needles for
headache.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 338)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Compound decoction taken for "summer disease-vomiting, diarrhea and
cramps."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 297)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Antiemetic)
Compound decoction taken for "summer disease-vomiting, diarrhea and
cramps."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 297)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Raw nuts taken for hay fever, childbirth hemorrhage and prenatal
strength.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 297)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Blood Medicine)
Compound infusion taken as a blood purifier and for prenatal strength.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 298)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Nut meat oil formerly used for the hair, either alone or mixed with
bear grease.
Waugh, F. W. 1916 Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation. Ottawa. Canada
Department of Mines (p. 123)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Compound decoction taken for "summer disease-vomiting, diarrhea and
cramps."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 297)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction or raw nuts taken for childbirth hemorrhage and prenatal
strength.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 297)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Other (Insecticide)
Nut meat oil mixed with bear grease and used as a preventive for
mosquitoes.
Waugh, F. W. 1916 Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation. Ottawa. Canada
Department of Mines (p. 123)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Compound decoction of roots given when "baby's teeth are coming in."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 297)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Compound infusion taken or raw nuts eaten for prenatal strength.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 298)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Compound decoction of buds taken for hay fever.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 298)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Compound decoction of roots given when "baby's teeth are coming in."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 297)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Menominee Drug (Adjuvant)
Inner bark used "with other herbs as a binder to cement the virtues of
all."
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 26)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of boiled bark applied to help close and heal cuts.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 359)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Cherokee Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their
Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 37)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Chippewa Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food in season.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor.
University of Michigan Press (p. 127)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Chippewa Food (Winter Use Food)
Nuts stored for winter use.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor.
University of Michigan Press (p. 127)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Dakota Food (Soup)
Nuts used as a body for soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Dakota Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten raw with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Food (Beverage)
Fresh nut meats crushed, boiled and liquid used as a drink.
Parker, Arthur Caswell 1910 Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food
Plants. Albany, NY. University of the State of New York (p. 99)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Food (Bread & Cake)
Fresh nut meats crushed and mixed with bread.
Parker, Arthur Caswell 1910 Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food
Plants. Albany, NY. University of the State of New York (p. 99)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Food (Bread & Cake)
Nuts crushed, mixed with cornmeal and beans or berries and made into
bread.
Waugh, F. W. 1916 Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation. Ottawa. Canada
Department of Mines (p. 123)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Food (Pie & Pudding)
Fresh nut meats crushed and mixed with corn pudding.
Parker, Arthur Caswell 1910 Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food
Plants. Albany, NY. University of the State of New York (p. 99)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Food (Sauce & Relish)
Nuts pounded, boiled, resulting oil seasoned with salt and used as
gravy.
Waugh, F. W. 1916 Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation. Ottawa. Canada
Department of Mines (p. 123)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Food (Soup)
Nut meats crushed and added to corn soup.
Waugh, F. W. 1916 Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation. Ottawa. Canada
Department of Mines (p. 123)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Food (Special Food)
Fresh nut meats crushed, boiled and oil used as a delicacy in corn
bread and pudding.
Parker, Arthur Caswell 1910 Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food
Plants. Albany, NY. University of the State of New York (p. 99)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Food (Special Food)
Nut meat oil added to the mush used by the False Face Societies.
Waugh, F. W. 1916 Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation. Ottawa. Canada
Department of Mines (p. 123)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Food (Staple)
Nut meats crushed and added to hominy.
Waugh, F. W. 1916 Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation. Ottawa. Canada
Department of Mines (p. 123)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Food (Unspecified)
Nut meats, after skimming off the oil, seasoned and mixed with mashed
potatoes.
Waugh, F. W. 1916 Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation. Ottawa. Canada
Department of Mines (p. 123)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Menominee Food (Unspecified)
Nuts, in the milk stage, eaten.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 63)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Menominee Food (Winter Use Food)
Nuts, in the milk stage, dried for winter use.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 63)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Meskwaki Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten in the milk stage or ripe.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 256)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Meskwaki Food (Winter Use Food)
Nuts stored for winter use.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 256)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ojibwa Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten as food and newly gathered nuts before the kernel had
hardened were favored.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 397)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Omaha Food (Soup)
Nuts used as a body for soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Omaha Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten plain or mixed with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha
Indians. Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57. (p.
326)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Omaha Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten raw with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ponca Food (Soup)
Nuts used as a body for soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ponca Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten raw with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Winnebago Food (Soup)
Nuts used as a body for soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Winnebago Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten raw with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri
River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Chippewa Dye (Black)
Boiled with butternut to make a black dye.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 372)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Chippewa Dye (Black)
Burs boiled with inner bark of bur oak, added to black earth and
butternut and used as a black dye.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 372)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ojibwa Dye (Mordant)
Seed hulls and butternut boiled together and the hull tannic acid sat
the black butternut color.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 425)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Meskwaki Fiber (Basketry)
Twigs used in making twig baskets.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 267)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Meskwaki Fiber (Brushes & Brooms)
Twigs made into brushes for cleaning the earthen floors of the wigwams.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of
the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 267)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Basketry)
Finer twigs used as ribs in making woven baskets for collecting/storing
acorns or hard fruits.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 417)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ojibwa Fiber (Brushes & Brooms)
Finer twigs bound into a bundle, with the tips sheared, to serve as a
broom or brush.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 417)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Chippewa Other (Musical Instrument)
Used for drumming sticks.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 377)
Corylus americana Walt.
American Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ojibwa Other (Musical Instrument)
Crooked stick with an enlarged base made the favorite drum stick.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 417)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Abnaki Drug (Eye Medicine)
Used for sore eyes.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore
11:145-182 (p. 155)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
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. 165)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of branches and leaves used for intestinal disorders.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of
Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums
of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 151)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Heart Medicine)
Infusion of branches and leaves used for heart troubles.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of
Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums
of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 151)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug (Heart Medicine)
Infusion of branch tips taken for heart problems.
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. 128)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of branches applied for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal
55:75-111 (p. 85)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Emetic)
Compound decoction of bark taken to vomit.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 298)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of stems and other plant stems made into a necklace used by
children for teething pain.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72
(p. 38)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Decoction of bark given to children for teething.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 298)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Psychological Aid)
Compound decoction of bark used as a wash for loneliness.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 298)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Infusion of stems and other plant stems made into a necklace used by
children for teething pain.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72
(p. 38)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Decoction of bark given to children for teething.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University
of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 298)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Thompson Drug (Throat Aid)
Buds chewed to become a good singer.
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. 190)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of
Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums
of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 79)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Cree, Woodlands Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 37)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Cree, Woodlands Food (Winter Use Food)
Nuts collected in quantity to use at a later time.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of
East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury
Series (p. 37)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Iroquois Food (Fruit)
Fruit roasted and eaten.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres.
Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal
55:75-111 (p. 85)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Salish, Coast Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1971 The Ethnobotany of the
Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II. Economic Botany
25(1):63-104, 335-339 (p. 79)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Thompson Food (Snack Food)
Nuts eaten for refreshments.
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. 190)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Okanagan-Colville Other (Cash Crop)
Nuts used as a trading item.
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. 90)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Salish, Coast Other (Cash Crop)
Nuts used as a common trade article.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1971 The Ethnobotany of the
Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II. Economic Botany
25(1):63-104, 335-339 (p. 79)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Salish, Coast Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Straight suckers used for arrows.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell 1971 The Ethnobotany of the
Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II. Economic Botany
25(1):63-104, 335-339 (p. 79)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Thompson Other (Cash Crop)
Nuts used for trade.
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. 190)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Thompson Other (Cooking Tools)
Young suckers used as salmon spreaders in the absence of saskatoon
branches.
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. 190)
Corylus cornuta Marsh.
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Thompson Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Young branch softened with urine, twisted and used to make a dipnet
hoop.
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. 190)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Chehalis Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten fresh.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle.
University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 27)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Chehalis Food (Winter Use Food)
Nuts eaten during the winter.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle.
University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 27)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Costanoan Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food but only late in season.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California,
Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany
38(2):240-255 (p. 248)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Cowlitz Food (Winter Use Food)
Nuts eaten during the winter.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle.
University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 27)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Karok Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 25)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Klamath Food (Unspecified)
Nuts 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 (p. 94)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Lummi Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten fresh.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle.
University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 27)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Miwok Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford 1933 Miwok Material Culture. Bulletin
of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11 (p. 153)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Okanagon Food (Unspecified)
Species used for food.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British
Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 39)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Paiute Food (Unspecified)
Nut meat eaten raw.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the
Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 64)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Paiute Food (Winter Use Food)
Nut meat stored for future use.
Mahar, James Michael. 1953 Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the
Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Reed College, B.A. Thesis (p. 64)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Sanpoil and Nespelem Food (Unspecified)
Nuts stored without removing the shells.
Ray, Verne F. 1932 The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of
Northeastern Washington. University of Washington Publications in
Anthropology, Vol. 5 (p. 104)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Sanpoil and Nespelem Food (Unspecified)
Nut meat eaten whole or pulverized before use.
Ray, Verne F. 1932 The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of
Northeastern Washington. University of Washington Publications in
Anthropology, Vol. 5 (p. 104)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Shuswap Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Palmer, Gary 1975 Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany. Syesis 8:29-51 (p. 60)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Skagit Food (Unspecified)
Nuts cracked with stones and eaten fresh.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle.
University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 27)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Skagit, Upper Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten fresh.
Theodoratus, Robert J. 1989 Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the
Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley. Northwest
Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52 (p. 42)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Skagit, Upper Food (Winter Use Food)
Nuts stored for winter use.
Theodoratus, Robert J. 1989 Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the
Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley. Northwest
Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52 (p. 42)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Snohomish Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten fresh.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle.
University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 27)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Squaxin Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle.
University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 27)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Swinomish Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten fresh.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle.
University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 27)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Thompson Food (Unspecified)
Species used for food.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British
Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 39)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Tolowa Food (Dried Food)
Nuts dried and stored for winter use.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 25)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Tolowa Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten fresh.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 25)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Yurok Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten fresh.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 25)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Thompson Dye (Blue)
Roots used to make a bluish dye.
Steedman, E.V. 1928 The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British
Columbia. SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522 (p. 501)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Chehalis Fiber (Cordage)
Long twigs twisted and used to tie things.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle.
University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 27)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Costanoan Fiber (Basketry)
Wood used for basket rims.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California,
Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany
38(2):240-255 (p. 248)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Karok Fiber (Basketry)
Stems used in basketry.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 25)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Pomo Fiber (Basketry)
Stems used for warp for sedge baskets.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood,
Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 6)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Fiber (Basketry)
Switches used to weave large burden baskets, surf fish baskets and
other open work baskets.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los
Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los
Angeles (p. 55)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Fiber (Basketry)
Switches used as the foundation in coiled baskets.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los
Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los
Angeles (p. 55)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Round Valley Indian Fiber (Basketry)
Slender twigs used to make coarse sieve baskets and vertical withes of
saw grass baskets.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County,
California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.
(p. 333)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Skokomish Fiber (Cordage)
Long twigs twisted and used as rope.
Gunther, Erna 1973 Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Seattle.
University of Washington Press. Revised edition (p. 27)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Tolowa Fiber (Basketry)
Dried shoots soaked in water and used to make baskets.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 25)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Wintoon Fiber (Basketry)
Straight stems used for making baskets.
Merriam, C. Hart 1966 Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes.
University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley (p.
264)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Yurok Fiber (Basketry)
Stems used in basketry.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 25)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Costanoan Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Wood used for arrow shafts.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California,
Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany
38(2):240-255 (p. 248)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Okanagon Other (Cash Crop)
Traded with the Coast Indians.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British
Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 39)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Pomo Other (Cooking Tools)
Stems used for sieves.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood,
Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 6)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Pomo Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Stems used for fish traps.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen 1990 Indian Uses of Native Plants. Glenwood,
Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959 (p. 6)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Straight branches used for arrows.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los
Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los
Angeles (p. 55)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Round Valley Indian Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Wands made into baskets and used as salmon traps.
Chestnut, V. K. 1902 Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County,
California. Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408.
(p. 333)
Corylus cornuta var. californica (A.
DC.) Sharp
California Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Thompson Other (Cash Crop)
Traded with the Coast Indians.
Perry, F. 1952 Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British
Columbia. Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43. (p. 39)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Anthelmintic)
Hairs of husk used as a medicine to expel worms.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 359)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of boiled bark applied to help close and heal cuts.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 359)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Inner bark used as an astringent.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians.
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 44)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Karok Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 382)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Karok Food (Winter Use Food)
Nuts stored for winter use.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 382)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ojibwa Food (Unspecified)
Species used for food.
Reagan, Albert B. 1928 Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa)
Indians of Minnesota. Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248 (p. 242)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Ojibwa Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten as a food.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the
Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 398)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Potawatomi Food (Winter Use Food)
Mature or "in the milk" nut gathered and used as a favorite food during
the winter.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians.
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 97)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Yuki Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten raw.
Curtin, L. S. M. 1957 Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food
Plants. The Masterkey 31:85-94 (p. 87)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Karok Fiber (Basketry)
Sticks used to make baskets.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 382)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Karok Fiber (Basketry)
Young shoots used to make baby baskets and carrying baskets.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 382)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Karok Fiber (Cordage)
Withes twisted to make rope.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 382)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Karok Fiber (Snow Gear)
Wood used as the heavy part of the frame for snowshoes.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 382)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Potawatomi Fiber (Brushes & Brooms)
Bunch of twigs bound together and used as a broom.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians.
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 112)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
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)
Corylus cornuta var. cornuta
Beaked Hazelnut; Betulaceae
Karok Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Wood made into poles and used on the fish trigger or set net.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford 1952 Karok Ethnobotany.
Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392 (p. 382)
Corylus sp.
Hazel; Betulaceae
Chippewa Drug (Antihemorrhagic)
Compound infusion of root taken for lung hemorrhages.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 340)
Corylus sp.
Hazel; Betulaceae
Chippewa Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Compound infusion of root taken for lung hemorrhage.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE
Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 340)
Corylus sp.
Hazel; Betulaceae
Hahwunkwut Fiber (Basketry)
Roots used to make carrying baskets, baby baskets and other coarse
baskets.
Merriam, C. Hart 1966 Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes.
University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley (p.
183)
Corylus sp.
Hazel; Betulaceae
Poliklah Fiber (Basketry)
Used to make baskets.
Merriam, C. Hart 1966 Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes.
University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley (p.
170)
Salix exigua Nutt.
Hinds' Willow; Salicaceae
Karok Fiber (Basketry)
Stems used for the main ribs in baskets as an alternate for Corylus
stems.
Baker, Marc A. 1981 The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok
Indians of Northwest California. Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis
(p. 53)
