AI Overview Red willow has many uses in New Mexico, including:
Sacred pipe: Red willow bark, also known as cancasa, is used in sacred pipes by itself or mixed with other herbs.
Taos Pueblo: Taos Pueblo is known as the "place of the red willows". The Tiwa-speaking Puebloan people of Taos Pueblo have retained many traditional practices, including those related to red willow.
Building material: The flexible branches of willows are used for building.
Basket making: Smaller twigs and bark from willows are used to make baskets.
Medicine: Willow bark has been used for over 3,500 years to reduce fever and relieve pain. The active ingredient in willow bark is salicin, which was later refined into salicylic acid and used to make aspirin.
Edible: All willows are edible, and the leaves are high in vitamin C. The inner bark is high in calcium, magnesium, zinc, and other trace elements.
Red Willow People of Taos Pueblo: One Thousand Years of ...
Jul 8, 2019 â Historic Taos Pueblo & UNESCO Site Home to the Tiwa-speaking Puebloan people, the Taos Pueblo is the oldest continuously inhabited community in the U...
Taos Pueblo: Also known as the place of the red willows, this community sits at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The village, which is one of the old...
New Mexico Tourism
Willow â Elise Krohn | Wild Foods and Medicines
Apr 28, 2015 â Other Uses. All willows are edible, but some are not palatable. The leaves are high in vitamin C â 7 to 10 times higher than oranges! The inner bark...
Wild Foods and Medicines
Red Willow Bark - Taos Herb
This is the inner bark, carefully shaved from the stem after the outer "paper" bark is removed. Also called cancasa, ;pronounced "chanshasha" and properly spell...
Taos Herb
Willow, Coyote & Red Willow - Native Memory Project
Aug 28, 2022 â Salix exigua & Salix spp. Willows are a widely distributed deciduous shrub found primarily in riparian zones. They are part of the genus Salix. Will...
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Red Willow People of Taos Pueblo: One Thousand Years of ...
AI Overview Red willow has many uses in New Mexico, including:
Red Willow People of Taos Pueblo: One Thousand Years of ...
Jul 8, 2019 â Historic Taos Pueblo & UNESCO Site Home to the Tiwa-speaking Puebloan people, the Taos Pueblo is the oldest continuously inhabited community in the U...
Taos Pueblo: Also known as the place of the red willows, this community sits at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The village, which is one of the old...
New Mexico Tourism
Willow â Elise Krohn | Wild Foods and Medicines
Apr 28, 2015 â Other Uses. All willows are edible, but some are not palatable. The leaves are high in vitamin C â 7 to 10 times higher than oranges! The inner bark...
Wild Foods and Medicines
Red Willow Bark - Taos Herb
This is the inner bark, carefully shaved from the stem after the outer "paper" bark is removed. Also called cancasa, ;pronounced "chanshasha" and properly spell...
Taos Herb
Willow, Coyote & Red Willow - Native Memory Project
Aug 28, 2022 â Salix exigua & Salix spp. Willows are a widely distributed deciduous shrub found primarily in riparian zones. They are part of the genus Salix. Will...
Native Memory Project
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nutritional value of red willow inner bark