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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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22693 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Montana Indian 151 | h92 30 | 64 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used as a home fragrant. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 64 |
8881 | Cercis canadensis var. texensis (S. Wats.) M. Hopkins 838 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 56 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves used as an incense in the Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56 |
23313 | Monarda punctata L. 2508 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 73 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant hung in the hogan for the pleasing odor. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 73 |
27636 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 21 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried gum, together with parts of different birds, used as an incense for ceremonial fumigation. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 21 |
38441 | Solidago nemoralis Ait. 3739 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 88 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant used as an incense. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 88 |
11512 | Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. 1146 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 35 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used on large fire to smoke clothes and remove skunk smell. | Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 35 |
281 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Nez Perce 162 | h92 30 | 2 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Boughs burned and used as incense in sweathouses. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 2 |
19 | Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex Forbes 1 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 71 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Boughs bundled up and used as home air fresheners. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71 |
170 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 71 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Boughs bundled up and used as home air fresheners. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 71 |
5570 | Artemisia suksdorfii Piper 405 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 97 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plants dried and hung in houses for fresh scents. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 97 |
21006 | Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2246 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 92 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves or seeds used as scents or charms. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 92 |
29313 | Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw 3097 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 126 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Sweet smelling, yellow resin used as a scent in deer fat skin cosmetics. | Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 126 |
39915 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 421 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Pungent fragrance of leaves and wood always used as an acceptable incense to Winabojo. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421 |
3273 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. 236 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 75 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves, stems and flowers placed in baby cradles, pillows or stored clothes for the good smell. | 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, page 75 |
17263 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 55 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Blades braided together and packed amongst clothes to give them a nice smell. | 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, page 55 |
1362 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Omaha 177 | ff11 124 | 584 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves made into wreaths and worn around the neck or head for the pleasant odor. | Fletcher, Alice C. and Francis La Flesche, 1911, The Omaha Tribe, SI-BAE Annual Report #27, page 584 |
3907 | Aquilegia canadensis L. 300 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 82 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Chewed seed paste spread among clothing and used as perfume, especially by bachelors. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82 |
3908 | Aquilegia canadensis L. 300 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 323 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Chewed seed paste used among blankets or other effects by young men as perfume. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323 |
15532 | Galium triflorum Michx. 1691 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 323 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant gathered in green state and used only by women as perfume by tucking into the girdle. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323 |
15533 | Galium triflorum Michx. 1691 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 115 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant tucked under women's girdles for the delicate fragrance given off during withering. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 115 |
17267 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 323 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant used as perfume. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323 |
19187 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 320 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Twigs used as incense. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 320 |
23254 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 323 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves used as a perfume for hair oil. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323 |
33948 | Rosa arkansana Porter 3419 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 323 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Petals used as a perfume for hair oil. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323 |
44353 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Omaha 177 | g13ii 154 | 323 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Fruits used by young men as perfume. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323 |
44354 | Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill. 4241 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 98 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Fruits used by young men as perfume. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 98 |
384 | Acacia greggii Gray 15 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 52 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Buds and blossoms dried and used by women as perfume sachets. | Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 52 |
3912 | Aquilegia canadensis L. 300 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 82 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Seeds used as perfume. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82 |
3916 | Aquilegia canadensis L. 300 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 82 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Crushed seeds spread among clothing and used as perfume, especially by bachelors. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 82 |
15534 | Galium triflorum Michx. 1691 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 115 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant tucked under women's girdles for the delicate fragrance given off during withering. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 115 |
18521 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 4 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Branches used on rocks in the steambath for the aromatic properties. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
42486 | Valeriana capitata Pallas ex Link 4092 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 18 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried roots used as incense at potlatches. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18 |
42541 | Valeriana sitchensis Bong. 4095 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 18 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried roots used as incense at potlatches. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18 |
43274 | Viola epipsila Ledeb. 4157 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 18 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried roots used as incense at potlatches. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 18 |
34192 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 48 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried petals used as a house perfume. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 48 |
27 | Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex Forbes 1 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 97 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Boiled boughs mixed with decoctions of other plants and deer grease and used to perfume the hair. The boiled boughs were mixed with decoctions of leaves from a broad leafed plant from the Okanagan, sweet grass from the Thompson River and deer grease and then used to perfume the hair. | 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, page 97 |
212 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 97 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Boiled boughs mixed with decoctions of other plants and deer grease and used to perfume the hair. The boiled boughs were mixed with decoctions of leaves from a broad leafed plant from the Okanagan, sweet grass from the Thompson River and deer grease and then used to perfume the hair. | 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, page 97 |
313 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 97 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Boiled boughs mixed with decoctions of other plants and deer grease and used to perfume the hair. The boiled boughs were mixed with decoctions of leaves from a broad leafed plant from the Okanagan, sweet grass from the Thompson River and deer grease and then used to perfume the hair. | 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, page 97 |
2479 | Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. 171 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 503 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Stems sometimes used as a scent. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 503 |
9462 | Chenopodium botrys L. 896 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 503 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant wound in necklaces, stuffed in pillows, bags, baskets or tied to clothes as a scent. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 503 |
14955 | Fragaria vesca ssp. californica (Cham. & Schlecht.) Staudt 1639 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 509 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves made into pads and worn under the armpits to make them smell sweet. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 509 |
17274 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 503 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Grass tied in the hair and on neck and arm ornaments as a scent. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 503 |
21035 | Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2246 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 503 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant sometimes used as a scent. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 503 |
21036 | Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose 2246 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 503 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Stems used as a scent. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 503 |
22784 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 503 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant used extensively as a scent. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 503 |
22785 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 233 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Whole plant soaked in warm water to make a solution used to scent feather pillows. | 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, page 233 |
28060 | Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson 2968 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 508 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Needles inserted into the flesh under the arms by girls who wish their armpits to smell sweet. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508 |
32850 | Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. 3337 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 502 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used as a scent. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502 |
38980 | Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. 3839 | Thompson 259 | steed28 33 | 502 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant tied to the body, clothes or hair and used as a scent. | Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502 |
41086 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 111 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Boughs steamed or rubbed on furniture and used as a room deodorizer and disinfectant. | 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, page 111 |
41107 | Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. 4044 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 111 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Boughs steamed or rubbed on furniture and used as a room deodorizer and disinfectant. | 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, page 111 |
22796 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Winnebago 280 | g19 17 | 112 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant boiled with traps to deodorize them so that the smell of blood would not deter the animals. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 112 |
22835 | Mentha spicata L. 2445 | Yuki 287 | c57ii 69 | 93 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used as body and garment perfume. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 93 |
25630 | Pectis papposa Harvey & Gray 2767 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 83 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Chewed blossoms used as perfume before a dance in ceremonies of the secret fraternities. The blossoms were chewed by both sexes, especially by women, ejected into the hands and rubbed on the neck, limbs and clothing as perfume. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 83 |
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CREATE TABLE uses ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, species INTEGER NOT NULL, tribe INTEGER NOT NULL, source INTEGER NOT NULL, pageno TEXT NOT NULL, use_category INTEGER, use_subcategory INTEGER, notes TEXT, rawsource TEXT NOT NULL, FOREIGN KEY(use_category) REFERENCES use_categories(id), FOREIGN KEY(use_subcategory) REFERENCES use_subcategories(id), FOREIGN KEY(tribe) REFERENCES tribes(id), FOREIGN KEY(species) REFERENCES species(id), FOREIGN KEY(source) REFERENCES sources(id) );