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id | species | tribe | source | pageno | use_category | use_subcategory | notes | rawsource |
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11447 | 1132 | 32 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 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 | 1752 | 32 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 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 |
41711 | 4058 | 133 | 3 | 246 | 3 | 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 |
1227 | 55 | 38 | 4 | 376 | 3 | 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 | 84 | 38 | 4 | 376 | 3 | 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 | 296 | 38 | 4 | 376 | 3 | 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 |
5259 | 397 | 38 | 4 | 366 | 3 | 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 |
19735 | 2116 | 38 | 4 | 376 | 3 | 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 | 3001 | 38 | 4 | 376 | 3 | 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 |
8668 | 815 | 131 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 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 |
28122 | 2975 | 131 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 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 |
11807 | 1178 | 291 | 6 | 84 | 3 | 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 |
21463 | 2316 | 291 | 6 | 94 | 3 | 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 |
3445 | 259 | 100 | 7 | 401 | 3 | 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 |
28549 | 3012 | 100 | 7 | 290 | 3 | 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 |
213 | 5 | 259 | 10 | 97 | 3 | 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 |
4685 | 347 | 259 | 10 | 211 | 3 | 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 |
5422 | 399 | 259 | 10 | 170 | 3 | 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 |
17373 | 1904 | 259 | 10 | 261 | 3 | 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 |
19065 | 2062 | 259 | 10 | 92 | 3 | 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 | 2062 | 259 | 10 | 92 | 3 | 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 |
20628 | 2219 | 259 | 10 | 192 | 3 | 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 |
21684 | 2337 | 259 | 10 | 113 | 3 | 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 |
27272 | 2938 | 259 | 10 | 100 | 3 | 58 | Branches rubbed on skin to protect one against evil or 'witchcraft.' The protective powers were attributed to the prickly needles. | 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 100 |
29680 | 3106 | 259 | 10 | 277 | 3 | 58 | Decoction of branches used as a protective bath against witches. | 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 277 |
33927 | 3417 | 259 | 10 | 267 | 3 | 58 | Branches placed around the body and house of a dead person to protect other people from its spirit. After a death, an orphan, widower or widow placed rose branches under the mattress to protect against sickness and to 'keep ghosts away.' Widows and widowers could fish only if rose branches were first swept around their gill nets. | 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 267 |
33928 | 3417 | 259 | 10 | 267 | 3 | 58 | Leaves placed in moccasins for athlete's foot and possibly 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 267 |
34099 | 3427 | 259 | 10 | 267 | 3 | 58 | Branches placed around the body and house of a dead person to protect other people from its spirit. After a death, an orphan, widower or widow placed rose branches under the mattress to protect against sickness and to 'keep ghosts away.' Widows and widowers could fish only if rose branches were first swept around their gill nets. | 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 267 |
34100 | 3427 | 259 | 10 | 267 | 3 | 58 | Leaves placed in moccasins for athlete's foot and possibly 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 267 |
34139 | 3431 | 259 | 10 | 267 | 3 | 58 | Branches placed around the body and house of a dead person to protect other people from its spirit. After a death, an orphan, widower or widow placed rose branches under the mattress to protect against sickness and to 'keep ghosts away.' Widows and widowers could fish only if rose branches were first swept around their gill nets. | 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 267 |
34140 | 3431 | 259 | 10 | 267 | 3 | 58 | Leaves placed in moccasins for athlete's foot and possibly 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 267 |
34258 | 3434 | 259 | 10 | 267 | 3 | 58 | Branches placed around the body and house of a dead person to protect other people from its spirit. After a death, an orphan, widower or widow placed rose branches under the mattress to protect against sickness and to 'keep ghosts away.' Widows and widowers could fish only if rose branches were first swept around their gill nets. | 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 267 |
34259 | 3434 | 259 | 10 | 267 | 3 | 58 | Leaves placed in moccasins for athlete's foot and possibly 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 267 |
14785 | 1621 | 87 | 14 | 135 | 3 | 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 | 1621 | 87 | 14 | 135 | 3 | 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 | 1624 | 87 | 14 | 135 | 3 | 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 | 1624 | 87 | 14 | 135 | 3 | 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 | 1695 | 87 | 14 | 135 | 3 | 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 | 1695 | 87 | 14 | 135 | 3 | 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 |
24476 | 2640 | 87 | 14 | 217 | 3 | 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 | 2640 | 87 | 14 | 217 | 3 | 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 | 2938 | 112 | 14 | 317 | 3 | 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 | 2954 | 267 | 14 | 318 | 3 | 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 |
29059 | 3083 | 87 | 14 | 135 | 3 | 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 | 3083 | 87 | 14 | 135 | 3 | 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 | 3951 | 86 | 14 | 162 | 3 | 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 | 4043 | 87 | 14 | 180 | 3 | 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 |
41023 | 4043 | 123 | 14 | 71 | 3 | 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 | 4043 | 181 | 14 | 71 | 3 | 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 |
42679 | 4105 | 86 | 14 | 201 | 3 | 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 | 4105 | 88 | 14 | 201 | 3 | 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 | 4105 | 88 | 14 | 201 | 3 | 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 |
42700 | 4105 | 112 | 14 | 323 | 3 | 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 |
4102 | 319 | 38 | 15 | 137 | 3 | 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 |
15224 | 1658 | 50 | 16 | 250 | 3 | 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 |
31450 | 3214 | 50 | 16 | 247 | 3 | 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 |
19154 | 2064 | 61 | 17 | 63 | 3 | 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 | 2064 | 177 | 17 | 63 | 3 | 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 | 2064 | 190 | 17 | 63 | 3 | 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 | 2064 | 205 | 17 | 63 | 3 | 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 |
31369 | 3206 | 61 | 17 | 93 | 3 | 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 |
44491 | 4244 | 177 | 17 | 68 | 3 | 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 |
9504 | 900 | 159 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 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 |
32158 | 3267 | 159 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 58 | Used to protect new or ceremonial hogans from lightning, ghosts and witches. | 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 22 |
32620 | 3250 | 159 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 58 | Used to protect new or ceremonial hogans from lightning, ghosts and witches. | 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 22 |
39656 | 3914 | 159 | 18 | 53 | 3 | 58 | Burning leaf smoke used by undertakers after a burial to prevent the ghost from following. | 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 53 |
39657 | 3914 | 159 | 18 | 53 | 3 | 58 | Cold infusion of plant used as a bath by undertakers to prevent the ghost from following. | 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 53 |
41284 | 4049 | 159 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 58 | Leaves used to make mats hung up in the hogan to protect it, the people & the sheep from lightning. | 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 14 |
42905 | 4116 | 159 | 18 | 54 | 3 | 58 | Flowers hung in the hogan or worn in a hat band as protection from lightning. | 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 54 |
7257 | 580 | 173 | 20 | 414 | 3 | 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 |
18106 | 2017 | 173 | 20 | 430 | 3 | 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 |
28457 | 3001 | 173 | 20 | 431 | 3 | 58 | Ground root always carried in the pockets to ward off snakes. | Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 431 |
9924 | 952 | 215 | 23 | 81 | 3 | 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 |
15906 | 1735 | 217 | 23 | 86 | 3 | 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 |
247 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 3 | 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 |
5355 | 399 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 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 |
10272 | 1020 | 23 | 26 | 111 | 3 | 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 | 3463 | 23 | 26 | 122 | 3 | 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 |
19682 | 2102 | 188 | 27 | 37 | 3 | 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 | 2670 | 188 | 27 | 37 | 3 | 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 | 3158 | 188 | 27 | 37 | 3 | 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 |
14218 | 1547 | 102 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 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 |
12858 | 1350 | 238 | 30 | 38 | 3 | 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 |
17225 | 1896 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 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 | 2062 | 33 | 30 | 36 | 3 | 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 |
29272 | 3097 | 23 | 30 | 68 | 3 | 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 | 3098 | 23 | 30 | 68 | 3 | 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 |
34174 | 3432 | 76 | 30 | 62 | 3 | 58 | Stems used for the howling dead. | Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 62 |
34182 | 3432 | 162 | 30 | 62 | 3 | 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 |
39065 | 3849 | 162 | 30 | 59 | 3 | 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 |
9573 | 912 | 24 | 31 | 53 | 3 | 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 | 2578 | 24 | 31 | 90 | 3 | 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 | 2579 | 24 | 31 | 90 | 3 | 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 | 2580 | 24 | 31 | 90 | 3 | 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 |
25489 | 2746 | 24 | 31 | 52 | 3 | 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 |
30029 | 3155 | 24 | 31 | 114 | 3 | 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 |
18501 | 2054 | 175 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 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 |
19013 | 2062 | 175 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 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 |
26389 | 2875 | 175 | 32 | 108 | 3 | 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 |
33894 | 3417 | 175 | 32 | 131 | 3 | 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 |
33895 | 3417 | 175 | 32 | 131 | 3 | 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 |