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This result should not be considered complete or definitive and is for reference only. Care must be taken when using any wild plant for food, fiber, medicine or any other non-traditional uses. The information was complied using multiple sources and these references should be consulted for more complete descriptions of usage(s) and potential health risk. We are not responsible for any ill effects from the information included on this page.
| Uses | Part | Preparation | Effect | Notes |
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| Vegetable | Bark | Canoe, Baskets, containers, fire kindling, Mats, Sleds, Spring Snares, Cradleboard, lodge covering, Push pole fork, Utensils, Yoke for carrying sap, Maquk | ||
| Trunk or branch | Firewood | |||
| Inner bark | Raw or cooked | |||
| Trunk or branch | ||||
| Shaking tent | ||||
| Bark | At funeral bark is burned for 4 nights, to light the way for the dead | Wrapped in bark for burial | ||
| Bark | Bird houses, drawing medium | |||
| Sap or juice | ||||
| Bud | Tea | |||
| Inner bark | Dried | |||
| Trunk or branch | Flutes | |||
| Sap or juice | Boiled | Can also be made into vinegar | ||
| Medicine | Female/childbirth | Ceremonial by midwife | ||
| Bark | Decoction | Blood purifier | ||
| Inner bark | Digestion | And root bark |
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