NAEB Text Search


Note: This Boolean text search is experimental and only Boolean operators "AND" and "OR" are supported. Additionally, only the first Boolean operator in the query is used - any additional operators are treated as part of the text query.

1,050 uses matching query. Search results limited to 1,000 records. Try using more restrictive search terms.
Pinus monophylla Torr. & Fr‚m.
Singleleaf Pinyon
USDA PIMOM2
Washo Food, Porridge
Nuts used to make mush.
Barrett, S. A., 1917, The Washoe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(1):1-52, page 14
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Hoh Drug, Cough Medicine
Gum used for coughs.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 58
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Kwakiutl Drug, Cough Medicine
Pitch used for coughs.
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 270
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch used for sores.
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 270
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Kwakiutl Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Pitch used for stomachaches.
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 270
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Kwakiutl Drug, Reproductive Aid
Gum chewed by women for fertility and by girls to become pregnant without sex.
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 270
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Lummi Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of bark taken for tuberculosis.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Mahuna Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Plant used for rheumatism.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 60
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Nitinaht Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch mixed with melted deer tallow and used as a skin cosmetic.
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 73
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Nitinaht Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood used to make small totem poles and model canoes.
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 73
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Nitinaht Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Pitch used as protective coating for whaling and fishing equipment.
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 73
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Canoe Material
Bark used to make sturgeon nosed canoes.
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 29
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Paiute Food, Unspecified
Nuts served as a minor source of subsistence.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Paiute Other, Ceremonial Items
Green branch thrown into the fire and rain will come.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Quileute Drug, Cough Medicine
Gum used for coughs.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 58
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Quinault Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of bark taken to purify the blood.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Quinault Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of bark taken for stomach disorders.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Salish, Coast Food, Dried Food
Inner bark dried in cakes and used for food.
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 71
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Salish, Coast Food, Unspecified
Inner bark eaten fresh.
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 71
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Salish, Coast Other, Fasteners
Pitch used to fasten arrowheads onto shafts.
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 71
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Shuswap Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Bark used for tuberculosis.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 51
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Shuswap Food, Unspecified
Cones used for food.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 51
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Skagit Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of young shoots used as a soak for rheumatism.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Skagit Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of bark used for cuts and sores.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Skagit Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of bark taken for tuberculosis.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Skagit Fiber, Canoe Material
Used rarely to make light dugouts.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 16
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Thompson Drug, Panacea
Infusion of boughs used for any kind of illness by old people.
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 103
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Thompson Drug, Unspecified
Pitch used medicinally.
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 103
Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don
Western White Pine
USDA PIMO3
Thompson Food, Unspecified
Gummy substance collected from trunk and branches and chewed.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 493
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo Fiber, Basketry
Root used in basketry.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo Other, Fuel
Wood used for firewood.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Unspecified
Nuts eaten fresh.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 92
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Winter Use Food
Nuts dried for winter use.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 92
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Fasteners
Pitch used like glue.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 92
Pinus muricata D. Don
Bishop Pine
USDA PIMUM
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Roots used in making fish traps.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 92
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Blackfoot Food, Unspecified
Inner bark used for food.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 18
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Blackfoot Other, Tools
Twigs used as twirling sticks in fire making.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 18
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Cheyenne Drug, Dermatological Aid
Gum used as a salve or ointment for sores and scabby skin.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 6
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Cheyenne Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch used to hold the hair in place.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 50
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Cheyenne Dye, Blue
Roots used to make a blue dye.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 6
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Cheyenne Dye, Unspecified
Used to make a dye.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Cheyenne Food, Candy
Pitch chewed as a gum.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 50
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 6
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Cheyenne Food, Unspecified
Young male cones chewed for the juice.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 6
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Cheyenne Other, Musical Instrument
Gum placed inside whistles and flutes to improve their sounds.
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 6
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Cheyenne Other, Musical Instrument
Pitch used to make bone and wooden whistles and flutes.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 50
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Coeur d'Alene Food, Unspecified
Cambium layer used for food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 91
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Coeur d'Alene Food, Unspecified
Nutlets used for food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 90
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Crow Other, Fasteners
Pitch used as glue.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 50
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Diegueno Fiber, Basketry
Needles used in making baskets.
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 29