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id | species | tribe ▼ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
243 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 278 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves used in buckskin bags for delightful odor & mixed with grease to add fragrance to hair oil. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 278 |
244 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 107 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Needles packed with stored items, saddle pads or burned in a household smudge. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 107 |
245 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 36 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used for incense, primarily in association with the Medicine Pipe bundles. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 36 |
2258 | Allium sp. 160 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 107 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Bulbs rubbed on quivers as a deodorant. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 107 |
5241 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 109 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant stuffed into saddles, women's pillows, hide bags and quivers as a deodorant. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 109 |
5350 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 109 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant stuffed into saddles, women's pillows, hide bags and quivers as a deodorant. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 109 |
6854 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 47 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Roots used as incense during the Planting ceremonies of the Tobacco Society. A horse was encouraged to stand near a smudge of roots. Then a rider leapt on the horse and galloped across the planting grounds, stopping only to deposit small offerings to the Small People. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47 |
6855 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 47 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Roots used as incense during the preparatory rites for the ceremonial runner. The ceremonial runner, in pre-horse days, had the duty of herding the buffalo toward the piskun (buffalo jump). The runner bathed himself in the smoke from a smudge of the dried root; according to tradition, that would enable him to run long distances--more than twenty miles a day. The runner wore special moccasins, which were transferable annually. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47 |
6856 | Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt. 549 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 47 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Roots used as incense for the Crow feather headpiece during the transfer ceremony of Beaver bundle. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 47 |
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 |
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 |
17208 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 114 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Grass packed into saddles to keep them smelling good. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 114 |
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 |
17211 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 278 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves braided and placed with the clothes or carried in small bags as perfume. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 278 |
17212 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 124 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves mixed with red ochre to make it smell good. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 124 |
17213 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 278 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves used as a hairwash and incense. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 278 |
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 |
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 |
21368 | Lupinus sp. 2306 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 38 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used as incense in the Ghost Dance. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 38 |
21482 | Lycoperdon sp. 2319 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 38 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Puffballs used as incense to keep ghosts away. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 38 |
22473 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 278 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Blossoms dried and used for perfume. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 278 |
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 |
24996 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 124 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Infusion of roots used to sweetened diapers. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 124 |
24997 | Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. 2697 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 115 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Root pieces kept in quivers and clothing as a deodorant. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 115 |
29057 | Polyporus sp. 3083 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 38 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used as incense to keep ghosts away. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 38 |
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 |
36135 | Salix sp. 3551 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 17 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Gall pitch used for incense during the annual ceremonies of the Motokiks and Kaispa Societies. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 17 |
39725 | Thalictrum occidentale Gray 3925 | Blackfoot 23 | m09 42 | 278 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Berries dried and placed in small buckskin bags for perfume. | McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 278 |
39726 | Thalictrum occidentale Gray 3925 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 123 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Fruits kept as a household and clothing deodorant. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 123 |
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 |
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 |
27801 | Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m. 2965 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 102 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Wood, gave off a pleasant odor, used for firewood. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 102 |
28091 | Pinus quadrifolia Parl. ex Sudworth 2972 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 102 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Wood, gave off a pleasant odor, used for firewood. | Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 102 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
17223 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 170 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried leaves used as a perfume by wrapping the article in the leaves. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 170 |
18964 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 13 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Burned as an incense when making medicine. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 13 |
22481 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Cheyenne 33 | h92 30 | 23 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves dried, powdered, mixed with fir or sweet grass and used as perfume. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 23 |
22620 | Mentha arvensis L. 2443 | Cheyenne 33 | h81 57 | 27 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves and stems used as perfume and deodorizers in houses. | Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 27 |
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 |
23267 | Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa var. menthifolia (Graham) Fern. 2505 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 186 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Dried leaves and pine needles burned over coal for a fragrance. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 186 |
5978 | Asarum canadense L. 421 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 129 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Slightly roasted roots made into a powder and sprinkled on clothing for perfume. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 129 |
10511 | Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult. 1055 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 127 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves used for perfume. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 127 |
28825 | Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. 3048 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 126 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Root burned for the fragrance. When one burned it in a room before going to bed, it insured sound sleep and caused one to awaken refreshed, rested and feeling young, so it is said. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 126 |
28836 | Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum (J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Morong 3049 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 125 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Root burned, especially in the house, for the pleasant fragrance. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 125 |
39861 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 123 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves used as perfume for clothing. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123 |
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 |
41618 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 249 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves hung in bunches to freshen air. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 249 |
20207 | Ligusticum canbyi (Coult. & Rose) Coult. & Rose 2177 | Crow 60 | h92 30 | 24 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Root shavings sprinkled on live coals for incense. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 24 |
20947 | Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose 2243 | Crow 60 | h92 30 | 26 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Root shavings sprinkled on live coals to deodorize and purify the air. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 26 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
5583 | Artemisia tilesii Ledeb. 406 | Eskimo, Inuktitut 71 | w78 64 | 186 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used to cover food odors and in the sweat lodges. | Wilson, Michael R., 1978, Notes on Ethnobotany in Inuktitut, The Western Canadian Journal of Anthropology 8:180-196, page 186 |
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 |
263 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 2 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Boughs used as incense. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 2 |
264 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 2 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Needles placed on stoves as incense or pulverized and used as body and garment scents. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 2 |
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 |
3508 | Angelica genuflexa Nutt. 262 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 211 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves chewed and juice rubbed on the body to mask the human smell. | Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 211 |
22567 | Melilotus sp. 2436 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 227 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves dried, ground, placed in a small bundle and tied onto women's clothes as a perfume. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 227 |
43741 | Xylorhiza tortifolia (Torr. & Gray) Greene 4219 | Havasupai 89 | ws85 2 | 250 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Ground leaves carried in the clothes and used as perfume by men and women to counteract body odors. | Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 250 |
156 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Hesquiat 92 | te82 41 | 41 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Fragrant boughs placed under bedding as an incense. | Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 41 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
5068 | Artemisia douglasiana Bess. 394 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 12 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant used for the aromatic fragrance in baths and hair washes. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
22510 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Kutenai 120 | h92 30 | 23 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Leaves dried, powdered and used as perfume. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 23 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15528 | Galium triflorum Michx. 1691 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 316 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Plant crushed and used as a perfume. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 316 |
3902 | Aquilegia canadensis L. 300 | Meskwaki 139 | smith28 21 | 273 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Ripe seeds used to perfume smoking tobacco. | Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 273 |
17262 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Montana Indian 151 | h92 30 | 28 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used as a clothes and body perfume. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28 |
22516 | Matricaria discoidea DC. 2423 | Montana Indian 151 | h92 30 | 23 | Other 3 | Incense & Fragrance 53 | Used as a perfume. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 23 |
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