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id | species | tribe | source ▼ | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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33895 | Rosa acicularis Lindl. 3417 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches made into tea and used as washing water for one who was being jinxed by some bad person. | 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 131 |
33896 | Rosa acicularis Lindl. 3417 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches placed around the house and yard of the deceased to keep his or her spirit from returning. | 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 131 |
34007 | Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. 3426 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches made into tea and taken as protection from bad spirits and ghosts. | 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 131 |
34008 | Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. 3426 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches made into tea and used as washing water for one who was being jinxed by some bad person. | 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 131 |
34009 | Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. 3426 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches placed around the house and yard of the deceased to keep his or her spirit from returning. | 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 131 |
34062 | Rosa nutkana K. Presl 3427 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches made into tea and taken as protection from bad spirits and ghosts. | 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 131 |
34063 | Rosa nutkana K. Presl 3427 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches made into tea and used as washing water for one who was being jinxed by some bad person. | 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 131 |
34064 | Rosa nutkana K. Presl 3427 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches placed around the house and yard of the deceased to keep his or her spirit from returning. | 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 131 |
34215 | Rosa woodsii Lindl. 3434 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches made into tea and taken as protection from bad spirits and ghosts. | 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 131 |
34216 | Rosa woodsii Lindl. 3434 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches made into tea and used as washing water for one who was being jinxed by some bad person. | 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 131 |
34217 | Rosa woodsii Lindl. 3434 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 131 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches placed around the house and yard of the deceased to keep his or her spirit from returning. | 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 131 |
41308 | Typha latifolia L. 4049 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 57 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves wrapped around the sweathouse entrance frame to prevent from getting burned on the wood. | 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 57 |
41726 | Urtica dioica L. 4058 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 140 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Boiled plant used as a bath to combat witchcraft and a jinx by an evil person. | 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 140 |
7297 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 5 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Bark made into broad rimmed hats used by young, menstruating girls to restrict their vision. The broad rimmed hats prevented them from looking where they were not supposed to. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5 |
16159 | Gramineae sp. 1770 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 8 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used for bedding and insulation in foot gear. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 8 |
36306 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 7 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leafless branches waved in the air to scare wolves away. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 7 |
36307 | Salix sp. 3551 | Tanana, Upper 255 | k85 36 | 7 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leafless stems waved in the air to scare wolves away. Wolves were said to dislike the noise this made and would leave the area. | Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 7 |
1213 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 171 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Root tied to a child's necklet, dress or blanket to keep away the night spirits. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 171 |
3254 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. 236 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 187 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Dried flowers carried or chewed and rubbed on the body as protection from danger before battle. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 187 |
12051 | Dasiphora floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz 1234 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 176 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Powdered leaves or infusion rubbed over body to protect hands from hot soup during Contrary dance. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 176 |
13026 | Eleocharis sp. 1380 | Cheyenne 33 | g72 39 | 170 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Rushes fastened to the head of a baby's board to form a shade for the face. | Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 170 |
3591 | Angelica tomentosa S. Wats. 269 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 20 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Root carried and/or hung in homes for protection. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 20 |
41662 | Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. 4056 | Pomo, Kashaya 202 | gl80 40 | 90 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Small, leafy branches hung in homes for protection against any harm that might come into the homes. | Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 90 |
939 | Achillea millefolium L. 38 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 117 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Seed heads placed on a pan of live coals to produce smoke to keep the witches away. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 117 |
3276 | Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. 236 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 117 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Dried tops placed on a pan of live coals to hurt the eyes of the evil spirits and keep them away. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 117 |
39925 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Potawatomi 206 | smith33 43 | 122 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Preserved or fresh leaves used as a smudge to exorcise evil spirits and purify sacred objects. | Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 122 |
42604 | Veratrum californicum Dur. 4102 | Paiute, Northern 185 | f89 50 | 127 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Roots tied on the ankle or calf to drive away rattlesnakes. | Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 127 |
16864 | Heracleum maximum Bartr. 1851 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 81 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant smudged to drive away the evil spirit, whose special mission was to steal one's hunting luck. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 81 |
25386 | Panax quinquefolius L. 2733 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 80 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Root used in some war bundles and hunting bundles. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 80 |
39896 | Thuja occidentalis L. 3950 | Menominee 138 | s23 51 | 81 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves used as moth balls and clothes stored away with layers of leaf sprays to keep out the moths. | Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 81 |
24409 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 201 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Spiny stems used as protective charms against supernatural powers. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
33549 | Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. 3375 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 206 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used as a deterrent against snakes. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 206 |
42645 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Bella Coola 21 | t73 53 | 199 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Outer roots hung in homes or boiled for protection from supernatural powers. | Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 199 |
34773 | Rubus odoratus L. 3462 | Iroquois 100 | r45ii 59 | 48 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves placed inside the shoes of forest runners to protect the feet. | Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 48 |
23751 | Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats. 2577 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 43 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves and lime placed in the camp fire to prevent supernatural beings from bothering you. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43 |
23903 | Nicotiana quadrivalvis var. bigelovii (Torr.) DeWolf 2584 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 43 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves and lime placed in the camp fire to prevent supernatural beings from bothering you. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 43 |
36410 | Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams 3558 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 62 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant thrown on the fire at night to keep away the spirits and ghosts. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 62 |
39762 | Thamnosma montana Torr. & Fr‚m. 3930 | Kawaiisu 106 | z81 60 | 67 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Powdered plant kept on one's person to keep snakes away. | Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 67 |
13602 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1450 | Hopi 95 | rhf16 61 | 45 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used to make wind breaks and other shelters for melon plants and young peach trees. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 45 |
13621 | Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. bigelovii (Gray) Nesom & Baird 1450 | Tewa 257 | rhf16 61 | 45 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used to make wind breaks and other shelters for melon plants and young peach trees. | Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 45 |
24494 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 278 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Stem used as a protective charm. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 278 |
42718 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Kwakiutl 121 | tb73 63 | 273 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Root used as a charm for protection against all evils. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 273 |
20234 | Ligusticum porteri Coult. & Rose 2180 | Yuki 287 | c57ii 69 | 44 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Roots used to ward off rattlesnakes. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 44 |
20745 | Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance 2232 | Yuki 287 | c57ii 69 | 44 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Poultice of roots applied to neck to ward off sickness and rattlesnakes. | Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 44 |
35689 | Salix bonplandiana Kunth 3521 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 381 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used as a protective charm by those ferrying turbulent waters. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 381 |
36096 | Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong. 3550 | Karok 105 | sg52 71 | 381 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branch tied to the bow of a boat as a charm against danger when crossing the river in high water. | Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 381 |
15716 | Gaura mollis James 1706 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 66 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used to keep the dancers from burning themselves during the Fire Dance at the Mountain Chant. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 66 |
26551 | Phoradendron sp. 2898 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 41 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Twigs hung over the doorway of a hogan for protection from lightning. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 41 |
33789 | Ricinus communis L. 3403 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 60 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used in an unknown manner as a protection from the spirit of the bear. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60 |
44254 | Yucca sp. 4236 | Navajo 157 | e44 74 | 34 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaf juice mixed with powders and applied to shields. Yucca leaves were heated over a fire and the juice wrung out of them into an earthen vessel. The juice was then mixed with powders and applied to the shield with a pointed stick to make it live in the power of the sun, the serpent, the bear, the lightning and the rainbow. | Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 34 |
9502 | Chenopodium graveolens Willd. 900 | Keres, Western 107 | swank32 79 | 36 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used to protect people from lightning during thunder showers. | Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 36 |
27573 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Hopi 95 | c74 82 | 347 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Gum put on forehead when going outside of house as protection against sorcery. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347 |
27686 | Pinus edulis Engelm. 2959 | Tewa 257 | c74 82 | 347 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Gum put on forehead when going outside of house as protection against sorcery. | Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347 |
24009 | Nolina microcarpa S. Wats. 2590 | Apache, Western 14 | b86 87 | 183 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Grass used as wrapping material for foods to be transported or stored. | Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 183 |
19234 | Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola (Small) J. Silba 2065 | Seminole 228 | s54 88 | 404 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves kept with eagle tail feathers to prevent the feathers from causing sickness. | Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 404 |
35948 | Salix lasiolepis Benth. 3536 | Round Valley Indian 214 | c02 89 | 331 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Trees planted in circles and used to protect the dancers from the sun and wind. | Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 331 |
6587 | Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth 498 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 49 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used to cover berry baskets. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 49 |
31497 | Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn 3214 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 49 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used to cover berry baskets. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 49 |
34075 | Rosa nutkana K. Presl 3427 | Shuswap 233 | palmer75 92 | 67 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches broken and left in the house after removal of corpse to keep the disease in the body. | Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 67 |
34189 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Paiute 183 | m53 98 | 81 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Sprig of rose carried to keep the ghost away at a funeral. | Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 81 |
3450 | Angelica breweri Gray 260 | Miwok 144 | bg33 100 | 166 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Chewed, rubbed on body or decoction taken to ward off snakes. | Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 166 |
9922 | Cirsium brevistylum Cronq. 952 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 97 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves or roots dried and placed around the house for protection from evil influences. | 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 |
14793 | Fomitopsis pinicola (Sw. ex Fr.) Karst. 1623 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 56 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used for protection against people with ill feelings and wishes toward others. | 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 56 |
15542 | Ganoderma applanatum (Pers. ex Wallr.) Pat. 1694 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 56 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used for protection against people with ill feelings and wishes toward others. | 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 56 |
39067 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Nitinaht 166 | ttco83 101 | 102 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Bark soaked, rubbed in water and used as a skin wash for protection and truthfulness. | 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 102 |
7518 | Brassica oleracea L. 619 | Rappahannock 211 | shc42 102 | 25 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves worn under the hat to protect from a strong sun. | Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 25 |
12007 | Dalea flavescens (S. Wats.) Welsh 1220 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 29 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Infusion of plant taken when lightning strikes near a hogan. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 29 |
26476 | Phlox stansburyi (Torr.) Heller 2888 | Hopi 95 | wh51 106 | 38 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Infusion used to keep grasshoppers, rabbits and pack rats from eating corn. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38 |
26478 | Phlox stansburyi (Torr.) Heller 2888 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 38 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Infusion used to keep grasshoppers, rabbits and pack rats from eating corn. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38 |
40521 | Tragia nepetifolia Cav. 3983 | Navajo, Kayenta 158 | wh51 106 | 31 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant sprinkled on hogan during rain storm for protection from lightning. | Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 31 |
25917 | Penstemon gracilis Nutt. 2810 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 59 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Roots used against snakebite. | 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 59 |
38641 | Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. 3772 | Lakota 125 | r80 108 | 51 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Roots chewed and hands rubbed with the roots by heyoka men to protect their hands in scalding water. | 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 51 |
3145 | Amelanchier sp. 214 | Pit River 197 | m66 109 | 222 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Wood made into a heavy robe or overcoat and corset armor and used for fighting. | Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 222 |
24311 | Oenothera elata ssp. hookeri (Torr. & Gray) W. Dietr. & W.L. Wagner 2620 | Paiute 183 | m90 111 | 50 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Root rubbed on hunter's moccasins and body to repel snakes. | Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 50 |
33140 | Rhus trilobata Nutt. 3352 | Hualapai 97 | w82 127 | 15 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves used on a person's body as a snake repellent. | Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 15 |
9976 | Cirsium ochrocentrum Gray 964 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 58 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Blossoms used to cover graves of those recently buried to keep the wolves from digging up the body. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
9977 | Cirsium ochrocentrum Gray 964 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 58 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Blossoms used to cover graves of those recently buried to keep the wolves from digging up the body. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 58 |
24828 | Opuntia sp. 2670 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 45 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Cut stem secretion applied to buckskin moccasins as a varnish. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 45 |
36202 | Salix sp. 3551 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 19 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leafy stems used to make wreathes worn by the women and children as sunshades during long walks. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 19 |
38232 | Smilax rotundifolia L. 3713 | Kiowa 111 | vs39 140 | 18 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used to block the path of pursuers because of its sharp thorns and its scandent nature. | Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 18 |
38527 | Sophora secundiflora (Ortega) Lag. ex DC. 3757 | Comanche 48 | j68 143 | 3 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Seeds carried by medicine men as protection against contamination from menstrual blood. | Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 3 |
5386 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 46 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Smudged on the body and home to ward off evil spirits. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 46 |
38640 | Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. 3772 | Lakota 125 | k90 156 | 32 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Root juices used by medicine men for protection of hands from fire or boiling water. | Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 32 |
26963 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Koyukon 118 | n83 158 | 50 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Boughs taken home as talismans for protection. | Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 50 |
26964 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Koyukon 118 | n83 158 | 50 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Trees nullified dangerous spiritual forces. | Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 50 |
26965 | Picea glauca (Moench) Voss 2934 | Koyukon 118 | n83 158 | 49 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Trees protected those who slept beneath them, especially from malevolent spirits. | Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 49 |
11709 | Cucurbita pepo L. 1164 | Cocopa 44 | giff33 178 | 266 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Oily kernels rubbed on hands as protection against cold. | Gifford, E. W., 1933, The Cocopa, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31:263-270, page 266 |
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