Search for Juglans found 157 matches:
Juglans californica S. Wats.
California Walnut; Juglandaceae
Costanoan Drug (Blood Medicine)
Infusion of leaves taken for thin blood.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 20)
Juglans californica S. Wats.
California Walnut; Juglandaceae
Costanoan Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Bocek, Barbara R. 1984 Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington. Economic Botany 38(2):240-255 (p. 248)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Infusion of bark taken to check bowels.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Drug (Cathartic)
Pills from inner bark used as a cathartic and compound infusion used for toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Drug (Cathartic)
Pills prepared from inner bark and used as a cathartic.
Witthoft, John 1947 An Early Cherokee Ethnobotanical Note. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 37(3):73-75 (p. 75)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Pills from inner bark taken as a cathartic and compound infusion used for toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Chippewa Drug (Cathartic)
Decoction of plant sap taken as a cathartic.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 127)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Analgesic)
Compound decoction of plants taken for urinating pain.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Anthelmintic)
Compound decoction with bark taken to kill worms in adults.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Blood Medicine)
Compound decoction taken as a blood purifier and for venereal disease.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Cathartic)
Decoction of bark taken as a physic and cathartic.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 296)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Compound decoction taken when skin becomes thin.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion or chewed bark applied to bleeding wounds.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Emetic)
Infusion of plant and other plant wood and bark used as an emetic to remove yellow from the stomach.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72 (p. 39)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Compound decoction with bark taken to induce pregnancy.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 294)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Hemostat)
Infusion or chewed bark applied to bleeding wounds.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Laxative)
Compound decoction of bark or shoots taken as a laxative.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Liver Aid)
Compound decoction taken for yellow skin and too much gall.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Oral Aid)
Compound infusion of buds used as mouth wash for mouth ulcers.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Psychological Aid)
Compound decoction with plant taken for "loss of senses during menses."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Juice used for toothache.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Compound decoction used as poultice for infected and swollen tubercular glands.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Urinary Aid)
Compound decoction of plants taken for urinating pain.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Venereal Aid)
Decoction of shoots taken as a laxative and for venereal disease.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 295)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Malecite Drug (Cathartic)
Infusion of bark used as a purgative.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 254)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Menominee Drug (Cathartic)
Syrup from sap used as a standard "physic."
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 38, 39)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Meskwaki Drug (Cathartic)
Decoction of twig bark or decoction of wood and bark taken as a cathartic.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 224)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Micmac Drug (Cathartic)
Bark used as a purgative.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 57)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Cathartic)
Bark used as a physic and infusion of inner bark taken as a tonic.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 60, 61)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Tonic)
Infusion of inner bark taken as a tonic and bark used as a physic.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 60, 61)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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. 78)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Food (Unspecified)
Raw nut used for food.
Perry, Myra Jean 1975 Food Use of "Wild" Plants by Cherokee Indians. The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis (p. 42)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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. 61)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Food (Baby Food)
Fresh nut meats crushed, boiled and oil used as a baby food.
Parker, Arthur Caswell 1910 Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants. Albany, NY. University of the State of New York (p. 99)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Menominee Food (Unspecified)
Used in the same way that the white man did.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 68)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
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. 259)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Ojibwa Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 405)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Potawatomi Food (Winter Use Food)
Butternuts gathered for their edible quality and furnished a winter supply of food.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 103)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Dye (Black)
Young roots used to make a black dye.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Dye (Brown)
Bark used to make a brown dye.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Chippewa Dye (Black)
Boiled with hazel to make a black dye.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 372)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Chippewa Dye (Black)
Inner bark and a little of the root boiled with black earth and ochre to make a black dye.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 372)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Chippewa Dye (Black)
Used with black earth to make a black dye.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 372)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Chippewa Dye (Brown)
Root bark used to make a brown dye which did not need a mordant.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 127)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Menominee Dye (Black)
Bark boiled with blue clay to obtain a deep black color.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 78)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Menominee Dye (Brown)
Juice of nut husk used as a brown dye for deerskin shirts.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 78)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Ojibwa Dye (Brown)
Nut hulls used as best brown dye, because it was attained from the tree at any time of the year.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 425)
Juglans cinerea L.
Butternut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Fiber (Building Material)
Wood used for lumber.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans hindsii (Jepson) Jepson ex R.E. Sm.
Hinds' Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Food (Dried Food)
Sweet nut meat dried and stored for later use.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (p. 117)
Juglans hindsii (Jepson) Jepson ex R.E. Sm.
Hinds' Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Food (Unspecified)
Sweet nut meat eaten fresh.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (p. 117)
Juglans hindsii (Jepson) Jepson ex R.E. Sm.
Hinds' Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Pomo, Kashaya Dye (Black)
Nut husk used in dying bulrush root a black color for making basket design.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson 1980 Kashaya Pomo Plants. Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles (p. 117)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food (Unspecified)
Nut meats eaten raw.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler 1936 Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache. University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63 (p. 42)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food (Winter Use Food)
Nut meats mixed with mesquite gravy or ground with roasted mescal and stored.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler 1936 Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache. University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63 (p. 42)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Apache, Mescalero Food (Unspecified)
Nut meats mixed with mescal, datil, sotol or mesquite and used for food.
Basehart, Harry W. 1974 Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization. New York. Garland Publishing Inc. (p. 46)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Hualapai Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Watahomigie, Lucille J. 1982 Hualapai Ethnobotany. Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8 (p. 13)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Navajo Food (Unspecified)
Nuts gathered and eaten on a fairly large scale.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 39)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Yavapai Food (Beverage)
Decoction of pulverized nut juice dipped up and sucked.
Gifford, E. W. 1932 The Southeastern Yavapai. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 29:177-252 (p. 209)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Yavapai Food (Beverage)
Meat pulverized in mescal syrup and used as a beverage.
Gifford, E. W. 1936 Northeastern and Western Yavapai. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345 (p. 256)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Yavapai Food (Unspecified)
Nut meat used for food.
Gifford, E. W. 1936 Northeastern and Western Yavapai. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345 (p. 256)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Yavapai Food (Winter Use Food)
Nuts stored for later use.
Gifford, E. W. 1936 Northeastern and Western Yavapai. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345 (p. 256)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Hualapai Dye (Unspecified)
Nut shells boiled and used as a dye.
Watahomigie, Lucille J. 1982 Hualapai Ethnobotany. Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8 (p. 13)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Navajo Dye (Brown)
Nut hulls used as a golden brown dye.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 39)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Navajo Dye (Brown)
Young twigs used as a light brown dye.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 39)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Apache, Mescalero Fiber (Building Material)
Trees used to construct dome shaped lodges when away from home.
Basehart, Harry W. 1974 Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization. New York. Garland Publishing Inc. (p. 46)
Juglans major (Torr.) Heller
Arizona Walnut; Juglandaceae
Apache, Mescalero Other (Paint)
Outer shell coverings soaked in water to make a black paint.
Basehart, Harry W. 1974 Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization. New York. Garland Publishing Inc. (p. 46)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion used as a wash for sores.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Infusion of inner bark taken for smallpox and infusion of leaves used for goiter.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Drug (Poison)
"Bark used cautiously in medicine because it is poisonous."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Drug (Toothache Remedy)
Bark chewed for toothache.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Comanche Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Pulverized leaves rubbed on affected part for ringworm.
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. 522)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Delaware Drug (Anthelmintic)
Juice from green hulls of fruits rubbed over areas infected by ringworm.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 29)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Delaware Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Sap used in applications for inflammations.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 29)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Delaware Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Three bundles of bark boiled to make a strong tea and used for two days to remove intestinal bile.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 29)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Cathartic)
Strong decoction of bark taken as a cathartic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 24, 76)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Juice from green hull of fruit rubbed on skin for ringworm.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 24, 76)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Sap applied to any inflammation.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 24, 76)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Emetic)
Strong decoction of bark taken as an emetic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 24, 76)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Decoction of bark taken "to remove bile from the intestines."
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 24)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Other (Insecticide)
Leaves scattered about house to "dispel fleas."
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 24)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Liver Aid)
Decoction of bark taken "to remove bile from the intestines."
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 24)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Houma Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of nut shells used as a wash for "the itch."
Speck, Frank G. 1941 A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana. Primitive Man 14:49-75 (p. 66)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Houma Drug (Hypotensive)
Decoction of mashed leaves taken for relief from "blood pressure."
Speck, Frank G. 1941 A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana. Primitive Man 14:49-75 (p. 66)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Analgesic)
Poultice of bark applied for headache.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 296)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Blood Medicine)
Compound decoction with brandy taken as a blood purifier.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 296)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Laxative)
Compound decoction of bark taken as a laxative.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 296)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Psychological Aid)
Poultice of bark applied for "craziness."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 296)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Iroquois Drug (Witchcraft Medicine)
Infusion of bark used as a medicine for rain.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 296)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Kiowa Drug (Anthelmintic)
Decoction of root bark taken to kill "worms."
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 21)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Meskwaki Drug (Cathartic)
Inner bark used as a very strong physic.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 224,225)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Meskwaki Drug (Snake Bite Remedy)
Coiled and charred twig bark and old bark applied in water for snake bite.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 224,225)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Rappahannock Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Infusion of root bark taken to prevent dysentery.
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter 1942 Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures. Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55. (p. 32)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Rappahannock Drug (Febrifuge)
Compound with north side bark used as a poultice for chills.
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter 1942 Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures. Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55. (p. 31)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Rappahannock Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of root bark taken to "roughen the intestines."
Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter 1942 Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures. Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55. (p. 32)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Food (Dried Food)
Nuts dried in the rafters for future use.
Perry, Myra Jean 1975 Food Use of "Wild" Plants by Cherokee Indians. The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis (p. 43)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Food (Porridge)
Nuts mixed with skinned hominy corn, water and pinto beans.
Perry, Myra Jean 1975 Food Use of "Wild" Plants by Cherokee Indians. The University of Tennessee, M.S. Thesis (p. 43)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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. 61)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Comanche Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
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. 522)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Comanche Food (Winter Use Food)
Nuts stored for winter use.
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. 531)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Dakota Food (Soup)
Nuts used to make soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Dakota Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten plain or with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Kiowa Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 20)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Lakota Food (Unspecified)
Nuts used for food.
Rogers, Dilwyn J 1980 Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota. St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety (p. 49)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Meskwaki Food (Unspecified)
Nuts were relished.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 259)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Omaha Food (Soup)
Nuts used to make soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
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)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Omaha Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten plain or with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Pawnee Food (Soup)
Nuts used to make soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Pawnee Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten plain or with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Ponca Food (Soup)
Nuts used to make soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Ponca Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten plain or with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Winnebago Food (Soup)
Nuts used to make soup.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Winnebago Food (Unspecified)
Nuts eaten plain or with honey.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Dye (Brown)
Bark, roots and husks used to make a brown dye.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Dye (Green)
Leaves used to make a green dye.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Chippewa Dye (Black)
Bark used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 127)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Chippewa Dye (Brown)
Bark used to make a dark brown dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 127)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Dakota Dye (Black)
Roots used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1913 Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota. Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70 (p. 367)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Dakota Dye (Black)
Nuts used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Kiowa Dye (Blue-Black)
Roots boiled to make a bluish, black dye for buffalo hides.
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes 1939 The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians. Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 20)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Meskwaki Dye (Black)
Wood and bark charred to make the best black dye.
Smith, Huron H. 1928 Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326 (p. 271)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Omaha Dye (Black)
Nuts used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Pawnee Dye (Black)
Nuts used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Ponca Dye (Black)
Nuts used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Winnebago Dye (Black)
Nuts used to make a black dye.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1919 Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region. SI-BAE Annual Report #33 (p. 74)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Fiber (Furniture)
Wood used to make furniture.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Other (Decorations)
Wood used to carve.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Cherokee Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Wood used to make gunstocks.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 61)
Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut; Juglandaceae
Delaware Other (Insecticide)
Leaves scattered about the house to dispel fleas.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 29)
Juglans regia L.
English Walnut; Juglandaceae
Navajo Dye (Brown)
Nut hulls used as a golden brown dye.
Elmore, Francis H. 1944 Ethnobotany of the Navajo. Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research (p. 39)
Juglans sp.
Walnut; Juglandaceae
Apache, Western Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Juice used to clear maggots from wounds.
Buskirk, Winfred 1986 The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press (p. 187)
Juglans sp.
Walnut; Juglandaceae
Apache, Western Drug (Veterinary Aid)
Juice given to dogs for worms.
Buskirk, Winfred 1986 The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press (p. 187)
Juglans sp.
Walnut; Juglandaceae
Apache, Western Food (Sauce & Relish)
Walnuts pulverized, mixed with mescal juice and used as dip for corn bread.
Buskirk, Winfred 1986 The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press (p. 187)
Juglans sp.
Walnut; Juglandaceae
Apache, Western Food (Unspecified)
Nuts parched with corn, ground and eaten by the pinch.
Buskirk, Winfred 1986 The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950. Norman. University of Oklahoma Press (p. 187)