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id | species | tribe | source ▼ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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22496 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 183 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used as an aromatic in sweat lodges. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 183 |
43260 | Viola biflora L. 4152 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 191 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Stems with blossoms placed among clothes. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 191 |
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 |
7461 | Boykinia occidentalis Torr. & Gray 615 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 384 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried leaves sometimes worn inside basket caps for the fragrance. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 384 |
10369 | Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze 1029 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 389 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves put in hats and clothes and vines hung around the neck as perfume. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389 |
23356 | Monardella odoratissima Benth. 2513 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 389 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant put inside the hat for the nice smell when going on a journey. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389 |
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 |
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 |
33134 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 356 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Roots used as perfume. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 356 |
13932 | Eriodictyon trichocalyx var. lanatum (Brand) Jepson 1492 | Diegueno 65 | hedges86 85 | 21 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves used with soap to wash the hair. | Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 21 |
22559 | Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. 2435 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 365 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Grass hung in houses for the pleasant fragrance. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 365 |
23221 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 363 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Bunches of plants carried in bachelors' coats for the pleasant fragrance. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 363 |
23222 | Monarda fistulosa L. 2504 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 363 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant used for perfume. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 363 |
39689 | Thalictrum dasycarpum Fisch. & Av‚-Lall. 3921 | Dakota 61 | g13i 91 | 360 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Mature fruits stored in bags for their agreeable odor and rubbed or scattered on clothing. The tops were broken off the mature fruits and stored in bags for their agreeable odor being rubbed and scattered on clothing at any time when the effect was desired. Although the smell was not considered to be very fragrant by Europeans, the Indians treasured it because of its suggestion of the fresh outdoors. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, Some Native Nebraska Plants With Their Uses by the Dakota, Collections of the Nebraska State Historical Society 17:358-70, page 360 |
785 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Clallam 41 | f80 99 | 199 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Seeds used as house fragrances. | Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 199 |
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 |
5004 | Artemisia campestris L. 388 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 35 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Pulverized roots used for perfume. | 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 35 |
5385 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 36 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant burned as incense. | 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 36 |
5443 | Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana 401 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 36 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant burned as incense. | 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 36 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
18542 | Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. 2055 | Arapaho 17 | n66 139 | 46 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Needles ground and used for their scent. | Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 46 |
17247 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 15 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried leaves sprinkled over the fire to yield incense and used during the peyote ceremony. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15 |
17248 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 15 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried leaves sprinkled over the fire to yield incense and used during the peyote ceremony. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15 |
17249 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 15 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried leaves sprinkled over the fire to yield incense and used during the peyote ceremony. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15 |
17250 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 15 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried leaves sprinkled over the fire to yield incense and used during the peyote ceremony. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15 |
19162 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 13 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Needles thrown into the fire and used as incense during prayers in the peyote meeting. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13 |
19235 | Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana 2066 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 13 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Needles thrown into the fire and used as incense during prayers in the peyote meeting. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 13 |
242 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 17 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves used as perfume. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 17 |
15936 | Geum triflorum Pursh 1738 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 38 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Ripe seeds crushed and used as perfume. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 38 |
17215 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 20 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used as an incense, natural sachet or perfume. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 20 |
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 |
29517 | Populus sp. 3105 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 28 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Sap rubbed on the bodies of horse thieves to disguise the human scent. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 28 |
39727 | Thalictrum occidentale Gray 3925 | Blackfoot 23 | j87 146 | 35 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Seeds and leaves kept for the pleasant smell. | Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 35 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
19167 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 30 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves and twigs burned as incense in funerals. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 30 |
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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) );