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Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Zuni Drug, Venereal Aid
Needles eaten and infusion of twigs used as a diuretic and diaphoretic for syphilis.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 57, 58
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Zuni Drug, Venereal Aid
Powdered gum sprinkled on scraped syphilitic ulcers.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 57, 58
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Zuni Food, Winter Use Food
Nuts gathered in great quantities, toasted and stored for winter use.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 70
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of wood bits or bark applied externally as an analgesic.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 167
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of wood or bark used as a bath for aches and pains.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 286
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of roots and buds used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of wood or bark used as a bath for sores and cuts.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 286
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy
Decoction of roots and buds used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of roots and buds used for ballgame sickness: sores, back or limb pains and hemorrhoids.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 269
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Fiber, Basketry
Plant used to make baskets.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Fiber, Building Material
Plant used to make houses.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Fiber, Furniture
Plant used to make Bighouse seats.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant used for religious scarification.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Other, Fasteners
Plant used to make arrow point glue.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Other, Hide Preparation
Plant used for tanning.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Other, Lighting
Plant used to make torches.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
Slash Pine
USDA PIELE2
Seminole Other, Toys & Games
Plant used to make ball poles.
Sturtevant, William, 1954, The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices, Yale University, PhD Thesis, page 480
Pinus flexilis James
Limber Pine
USDA PIFL2
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Unspecified
Seeds roasted and hulled or sometimes the seeds ground, shell and all and eaten.
Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 43
Pinus flexilis James
Limber Pine
USDA PIFL2
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified
Nuts were an important article of food.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 18
Pinus flexilis James
Limber Pine
USDA PIFL2
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood used to make the small bow and arrow used in the Witch and Shooting Chants.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 23
Pinus flexilis James
Limber Pine
USDA PIFL2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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 13
Pinus flexilis James
Limber Pine
USDA PIFL2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cough Medicine
Plant used as a cough medicine.
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 13
Pinus flexilis James
Limber Pine
USDA PIFL2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
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 13
Pinus flexilis James
Limber Pine
USDA PIFL2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Febrifuge
Plant used as medicine for fever.
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 13
Pinus flexilis James
Limber Pine
USDA PIFL2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine
Plant smoked by hunters for 'good luck.'
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 13
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic
Given for worms.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Bark chewed 'to check bowels.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Oil used to bathe painful joints.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Syrup taken for chronic rheumatism.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion, steam and oil used in various ways as cold remedy.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Cough Medicine
Syrup taken by pregnant women with cough.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of tar used on scaldhead, tetterworm, stone bruises and ulcers.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Febrifuge
Compound infusion of needles to 'break out fever.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Taken for colics and gout.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound infusion of needles for 'child-bed-fevers.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid
Syrup taken by pregnant women with cough and poultice used for swollen breasts.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy
Compound infusion of root taken for piles.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Kidney Aid
Taken for 'weak back or kidneys.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Laxative
Taken as a gentle laxative.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Taken for gout, to break out measles and for complications from mumps.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Taken for 'weak back or kidneys.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Other
Skim turpentine off root decoction and use on deer's skin for drawing plaster.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Compound infusion of needles in apple juice taken by ball players 'for wind.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Respiratory Aid
Syrup taken for 'catarrh (ulcer of the lungs).'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Sedative
Given for hysterics.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Stimulant
Compound infusion of root taken as a stimulant.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Tar used for consumption.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Urinary Aid
Syrup used as poultice for swollen testicles caused by mumps.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid
Syrup taken for chronic rheumatism and venereal disease.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49
Pinus glabra Walt.
Spruce Pine
USDA PIGL2
Cherokee Other, Incense & Fragrance
Needles or gum used to scent soap.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49