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id | species | tribe | source | pageno ▼ | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
17253 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 49 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used as a perfume. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 49 |
27744 | Pinus glabra Walt. 2962 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Needles or gum used to scent soap. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
28292 | Pinus virginiana P. Mill. 2979 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 49 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Needles or gum used to scent soap. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
23262 | Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. menthifolia (Graham) Fern. 2505 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 51 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Flowers dried and used as a perfume. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 51 |
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 |
24279 | Oenothera biennis L. 2614 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 52 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Seeds aromatic. | 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, page 52 |
37228 | Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees 3589 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 54 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used to scent soap. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 54 |
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 |
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 |
15957 | Geum triflorum var. ciliatum (Pursh) Fassett 1739 | Blackfoot 23 | m90 111 | 57 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Crushed seed pods used for perfume. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 57 |
39739 | Thalictrum sp. 3927 | Blackfoot 23 | m90 111 | 57 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried, whole plant used for perfume. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 57 |
39741 | Thalictrum sp. 3927 | Gros Ventre 82 | m90 111 | 57 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried, whole plant used for perfume. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 57 |
7818 | Calycanthus floridus L. 690 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 58 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used for perfume. | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 58 |
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 |
851 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 6 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves formerly used for cologne, perfume and bath powder. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 6 |
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 |
37677 | Senecio flaccidus var. flaccidus 3643 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 69 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant parts used in bed for the good smell. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 69 |
23209 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Cheyenne 33 | h92 30 | 70 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves chewed and used as horse perfume. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 70 |
23216 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Crow 60 | h92 30 | 70 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plants mixed with other plants and beaver castor oil and used as a hair, body or clothing perfume. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 70 |
23236 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 70 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves placed on hot rocks in the sweathouse as incense. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 70 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
39690 | Thalictrum dasycarpum Fisch. & Av‚-Lall. 3921 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 80 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Mature, lightly scented fruits stored or scattered over clothing for the pleasant odor. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 80 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
17209 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 9 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Grass used by everyone as incense during daily prayers. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 9 |
17210 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 9 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Grass water used as incense smudge by the mother 34 days after giving birth & before returning home. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 9 |
17214 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 9 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Stems bound at the lower end with other stems, braided and used as incense during ceremonies. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 9 |
22557 | Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. 2435 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 91 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Bunches of plants hung in the home for the fragrance. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 91 |
22558 | Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. 2435 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 91 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Bunches of plants hung in the home for the fragrance. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 91 |
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 |
22562 | Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. 2435 | Iroquois 100 | r45i 116 | 93 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Flowers used in a bouquet to perfume the house. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 93 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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) );