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id | species ▼ | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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213 | Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl. 5 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 97 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Boughs used by young girls to scrub the face & clothes so that they would not be bothered by bears. | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
4685 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. 347 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 211 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves placed in moccasins or shoes after the death of a husband or wife for protection. | 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 211 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
5422 | Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. 399 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 170 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used as incense to protect one against evil influences. If one had to go into a large crowd, he could smoke himself with this plant to protect himself against strangers who might bring him harm. | 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 170 |
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 |
7257 | Betula papyrifera Marsh. 580 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 414 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Ojibwe claim that birch was never struck by lightning, hence offered a safe harbor in thunderstorms. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 414 |
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 |
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 |
8668 | Ceanothus oliganthus Nutt. 815 | Mahuna 131 | r54 5 | 40 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Trees used for protection from lightning. | Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 40 |
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 |
9504 | Chenopodium graveolens Willd. 900 | Navajo, Ramah 159 | v52 18 | 25 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Cold infusion taken to give protection in warfare. | 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 25 |
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 |
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 |
9924 | Cirsium brevistylum Cronq. 952 | Saanich 215 | tb71 23 | 81 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Sharp leaves placed in bathwater for protection from evil spirits, particularly before feasts. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 81 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
11807 | Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult. 1178 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 84 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Blossoms chewed and rubbed all over the hands for protection. This medicine belonged to the grandmother of the Gods of War. She gave it to the people with the instructions that, when near the enemy, they should chew the blossoms, eject the mass into their hand rubbing their hands well together. As soon as the Gods of War had done this, a peculiar yellow light spread all over the world, preventing the enemy from seeing how to aim their arrows. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 84 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
15906 | Geum macrophyllum Willd. 1735 | Salish, Coast 217 | tb71 23 | 86 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Leaves eaten before seeing a dying person for protection from germs. | Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 86 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
17373 | Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. 1904 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 261 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Extremely hard wood used to make cuirasses and other types of armor. | 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 261 |
18106 | Iris versicolor L. 2017 | Ojibwa 173 | smith32 20 | 430 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Used as a charm against snakes. When blueberry picking, everyone carries a piece of this plant in his clothes and will handle it every little while to perpetuate the scent. They believe that snakes will shun them while so protected. They say that the Arizona Indians use it when they hold their snake dances and are never struck as long as their clothes are fumigated with it. They also chew it to get the odor into their mouths, preparatory to taking rattlesnakes into their teeth. The rattlesnake never offers to bite them so long as the scent of the blue flag persists. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 430 |
18501 | Juniperus communis L. 2054 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 18 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Decoction of branches used as a wash for the body to protect a person from evil influences. | 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 18 |
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 |
19013 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 19 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Boughs considered an extremely powerful medicine for combating evil spirits associated with death. When a person died, his family used the boughs to fumigate the house. All the doors and windows were closed and the boughs were burned and the smoke allowed to fill all the rooms. This treatment was made even more effective by adding rose branches to the juniper. After the smoke treatment, rose and juniper branches were boiled together and the water used to wash the entire house--lights, windows, floors, walls and ceilings. This wash water was then taken outside and splashed all around the house and along the trails leading to the outbuildings to prevent the spirit of the dead person from coming back to the house. | 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 19 |
19065 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 92 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Boughs used as protection against illnesses and death. One informant said that, formerly, when a person died the branches were broken and laid in the coffin to keep the germs away and to keep the spirit or 'ghost' of the deceased person from harming or scaring the living. The informant also said that the branches could be placed on the stove in a little dish and the scent allowed to permeate the room. The branches could also be placed around the edges of the family's bedrooms as a disinfectant. They were left there until they lost their strong, pungent odor. | 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 92 |
19066 | Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. 2062 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 92 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Hunters rubbed the boughs on themselves as protection against grizzlies. | 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 92 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20628 | Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm. 2219 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 192 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Plant used as a charm to stop a thunderstorm. | 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 192 |
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 |
21463 | Lycium pallidum Miers 2316 | Zuni 291 | s15 6 | 94 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Ground leaves, twigs and flowers given to warriors for protection during war. A pinch of the mixture was given to each warrior. The warriors placed it in their mouths, ejected the mass into their hands and rubbed in on their faces, arms and bodies so that the enemy's arrows could not harm them. | Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 94 |
21684 | Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John 2337 | Thompson 259 | tta90 10 | 113 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Charcoal used as protection against 'witchcraft.' | 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 113 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
26389 | Philadelphus lewisii Pursh 2875 | Okanagan-Colville 175 | tbk80 32 | 108 | Other 3 | Protection 58 | Wood used to make breast plate armor. | 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 108 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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