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id | species | tribe ▲ | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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