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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource ▼ |
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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 |
30029 | Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana (L. Benson) M.C. Johnston 3155 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 114 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Trees used by women as shaded working areas, out of the direct rays of the sun, for grinding food. | 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 114 |
25489 | Parkinsonia florida (Benth. ex Gray) S. Wats. 2746 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 52 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Trees large enough to shelter campers. | 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 52 |
9573 | Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet 912 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 53 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Tree usually comfortable to camp under, providing some shade for the desert dweller. | 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 53 |
23826 | Nicotiana clevelandii Gray 2578 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 90 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves smoked by travelers to clear away all danger and ensure blessing from spiritual guides. | 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 90 |
23836 | Nicotiana glauca Graham 2579 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 90 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves smoked by travelers to clear away all danger and ensure blessing from spiritual guides. | 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 90 |
23853 | Nicotiana obtusifolia var. obtusifolia 2580 | Cahuilla 24 | bs72 31 | 90 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves smoked by travelers to clear away all danger and ensure blessing from spiritual guides. | 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 90 |
31450 | Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn 3214 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 247 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Fronds used as sunshades. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 247 |
15224 | Fraxinus latifolia Benth. 1658 | Costanoan 50 | b84 16 | 250 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves placed in sandals as a snake repellent. | Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 250 |
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 |
19682 | Larrea tridentata var. tridentata 2102 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 37 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches stuck in the ground to shade tobacco plants. | 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 37 |
24855 | Opuntia sp. 2670 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 37 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used between fence posts to protect tobacco plants from marauding animals. | 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 37 |
30117 | Prosopis velutina Woot. 3158 | Papago 188 | cu35 27 | 37 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Posts used to make a fence to protect tobacco plants from marauding animals. | 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 37 |
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 |
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 |
14785 | Fomes sp. 1621 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant placed at entrance of special shamanistic dance house as protection from bad spirits & ghosts. | 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 135 |
14786 | Fomes sp. 1621 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used as hand protection for handling live coals during a secret society ritual. | 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 135 |
14795 | Fomitopsis sp. 1624 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant placed at entrance of special shamanistic dance house as protection from bad spirits & ghosts. | 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 135 |
14796 | Fomitopsis sp. 1624 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used as hand protection for handling live coals during a secret society ritual. | 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 135 |
15544 | Ganoderma sp. 1695 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant placed at entrance of special shamanistic dance house as protection from bad spirits & ghosts. | 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 135 |
15545 | Ganoderma sp. 1695 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used as hand protection for handling live coals during a secret society ritual. | 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 135 |
29059 | Polyporus sp. 3083 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant placed at entrance of special shamanistic dance house as protection from bad spirits & ghosts. | 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 135 |
29060 | Polyporus sp. 3083 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 135 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used as hand protection for handling live coals during a secret society ritual. | 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 135 |
39971 | Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don 3951 | Haisla 86 | c93 14 | 162 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Inner bark dyed and tied to pets to protect them from the dog eater. | 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 162 |
40973 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 180 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Boughs made into hoops and used to combat witchcraft. | 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 180 |
42679 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Haisla 86 | c93 14 | 201 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plants presence believed to repel ghosts, illness and evil. | 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 201 |
42692 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Hanaksiala 88 | c93 14 | 201 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Decoction of plant and devil's club used as a wash for areas occupied by corpse to kill poison. | 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 201 |
42693 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Hanaksiala 88 | c93 14 | 201 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used to combat witchcraft. | 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 201 |
24476 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 217 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Bark made into face paint and used by shamans to repel enemy spirits from the shaman's patient. | 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 217 |
24477 | Oplopanax horridus Miq. 2640 | Haisla and Hanaksiala 87 | c93 14 | 217 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used to cleanse areas where people had died. | 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 217 |
27201 | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. 2938 | Kitasoo 112 | c93 14 | 317 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Prickly leaves used to discourage and repel animals. | 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 317 |
27499 | Pinus contorta var. contorta 2954 | Tsimshian 267 | c93 14 | 318 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches used by hunters as shelter to discourage and repel animals. | 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 318 |
42700 | Veratrum viride Ait. 4105 | Kitasoo 112 | c93 14 | 323 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Roots and rhizomes burned and smoke used as protection from ghosts and 'demons.' | 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 323 |
41023 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Kwakwaka'wakw 123 | c93 14 | 71 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Four rings of boughs used to negate the effects of evil spirits. | 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 71 |
41059 | Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. 4043 | Oweekeno 181 | c93 14 | 71 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Four rings of boughs and ritual bathing used to negate the effects of evil spirits. | 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 71 |
14218 | Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait. 1547 | Jemez 102 | c30 28 | 22 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Dried plant powder mixed with watermelon seeds during storage & planting stops watermelon disease. | Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 22 |
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 |
5259 | Artemisia frigida Willd. 397 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 366 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Fresh leaves in nostrils and mouth as protection when 'working over the dead.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 366 |
1227 | Acorus calamus L. 55 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 376 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Decoction of roots used as a charm to 'rattle snakes away.' | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 376 |
1680 | Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze 84 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 376 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used as a charm for protection. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 376 |
3734 | Apocynum androsaemifolium L. 296 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 376 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Root chewed to counteract evil charms. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 376 |
19735 | Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd. 2116 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 376 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Roots carried as a charm to insure successful outcomes of difficulties. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 376 |
28415 | Plantago major L. 3001 | Chippewa 38 | d28 4 | 376 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Powdered roots carried as protection against snakebites. | Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 376 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
41711 | Urtica dioica L. 4058 | Makah 133 | g83 3 | 246 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used to rub seal hunters bodies to protect themselves from the weather. | Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 246 |
19154 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 63 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Boughs put on tipi poles to ward off lightning. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
19188 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 63 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Boughs put on tipi poles to ward off lightning. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
19193 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Pawnee 190 | g19 17 | 63 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Boughs put on tipi poles to ward off lightning. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
19198 | Juniperus virginiana L. 2064 | Ponca 205 | g19 17 | 63 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Boughs put on tipi poles to ward off lightning. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 63 |
44491 | Zea mays L. 4244 | Omaha 177 | g19 17 | 68 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Chewed seeds scattered around the corn fields to protect the harvest from blackbirds. When the corn was approaching maturity, blackbirds attacked the fields for food. To prevent further damage, men chewed some grains and scattered them around the corn fields to deter the birds from the fields. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 68 |
31369 | Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. 3206 | Dakota 61 | g19 17 | 93 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant tops used to make garlands worn on the head as protection from the sun on very hot days. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 93 |
4102 | Aralia racemosa L. 319 | Chippewa 38 | gil33 15 | 137 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Decoction of root used to drive away 'blue tailed swifts.' 'Blue tailed swifts' were a type of lizard. When they became troublesome, the Indians used this decoction to drive them away. | Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 137 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
11447 | Crataegus spathulata Michx. 1132 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 37 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Infusion of bark taken or bathed in by ball players 'to ward off tacklers.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
16000 | Gleditsia triacanthos L. 1752 | Cherokee 32 | hc75 1 | 43 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Compound infusion of bark used by ball players 'to ward off tacklers.' | Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 43 |
17225 | Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv. 1896 | Cheyenne 33 | h92 30 | 28 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Burned for protection from lightning and thunder. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 28 |
18966 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Cheyenne 33 | h92 30 | 36 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant burned and smoke used for protection from thunder and lightning. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 36 |
12858 | Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. 1350 | Sioux 238 | h92 30 | 38 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Juice used by 'jugglers' for protection in handling hot meat. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 38 |
39065 | Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake 3849 | Nez Perce 162 | h92 30 | 59 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Branches looped around cradleboards to protect babies from ghosts. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 59 |
34174 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Flathead 76 | h92 30 | 62 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Stems used for the howling dead. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 62 |
34182 | Rosa sp. 3432 | Nez Perce 162 | h92 30 | 62 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Sprigs hung on cradleboards to keep ghosts from babies. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 62 |
29272 | Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw 3097 | Blackfoot 23 | h92 30 | 68 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Sap used to conceal human scent when stealing enemy horses. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 68 |
29355 | Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. 3098 | Blackfoot 23 | h92 30 | 68 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Sap used to conceal human scent when stealing enemy horses. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 68 |
10272 | Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis 1020 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 111 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Flowers worn by children in their hair at night to keep ghosts away. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 111 |
34780 | Rubus parviflorus Nutt. 3463 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 122 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Berries applied to quivers to strengthen them. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 122 |
5355 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 24 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used to cleanse a person afraid of a ghost. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 24 |
247 | Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. 6 | Blackfoot 23 | h74 26 | 36 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Needle smudge used for safety's sake during severe thunderstorms. | Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 36 |
28549 | Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. 3012 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 290 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Decoction of smashed, dried roots taken to frighten away ghosts. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 290 |
3445 | Angelica atropurpurea L. 259 | Iroquois 100 | h77 7 | 401 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Infusion of smashed roots used as wash to remove ghosts from the house. | Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 401 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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