Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Blackfoot Other, Jewelry Dried, smoked berries used to make necklaces, wristlets or clothing decorations. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 114 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Creek Drug, Analgesic Poultice of warm sprigs and leaves applied to rheumatic aches and pains. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Creek Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of warm sprigs and leaves applied to rheumatic aches and pains. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Creek Drug, Blood Medicine Plant used as a spring tonic, to thin the blood. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Creek Drug, Tonic Plant used as a spring tonic, to thin the blood. Swanton, John R, 1928, Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672, page 657 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Gitksan Drug, Antihemorrhagic Plant used for mouth hemorrhages. 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 314 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Gitksan Drug, Antihemorrhagic Strong decoction of whole plant taken for hemorrhage and kidney trouble. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Gitksan Drug, Cathartic Plant used as a purgative. 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 314 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Gitksan Drug, Cathartic Strong decoction of whole plant taken as a purgative and diuretic. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Gitksan Drug, Dermatological Aid Plant used for cuts. 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 314 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Gitksan Drug, Diuretic Plant used as a diuretic. 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 314 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Gitksan Drug, Diuretic Strong decoction of whole plant taken as a diuretic and purgative. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Gitksan Drug, Kidney Aid Plant used for kidney troubles. 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 314 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Gitksan Drug, Kidney Aid Strong decoction of whole plant used for kidney trouble and hemorrhage. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Gitksan Drug, Strengthener Plant used as a strengthener. 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 314 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hopi Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of heated twigs applied to bruise or sprain for swelling. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 62, 63 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hopi Drug, Disinfectant Decoction of branch used as wash to disinfect persons after corpse burial. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 62, 63 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hopi Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Compound decoction of plant taken for indigestion. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 33, 62 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hopi Drug, Gynecological Aid Plant used several ways to ease pregnancy and childbirth. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 35, 36, 62 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hopi Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of heated twigs bound on bruise or sprain for swelling. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 32, 62 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant ashes rubbed on newborn baby. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 62, 63 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant smoke used to make child behave by holding the child over the fire. Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 62, 63 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hualapai Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaf ash applied to sores. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 32 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hualapai Drug, Panacea Decoction of leaves taken for various disorders. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 32 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Hualapai Food, Starvation Food Berries considered a starvation food because of their abundance. Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 32 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Micmac Other, Fuel Wood used for kindling and fuel. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Decoction of berries taken for influenza. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Dye, Unspecified Bark, berries and twigs used for dye purposes. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Fiber, Building Material Bark used in the construction of hogans. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Fiber, Building Material Boughs used to build the corral for public exhibitions at the close of a ceremony. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Fiber, Building Material Boughs used to make the summer shelters where the women weave. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Fiber, Clothing Bark woven into garments and used to make sandals. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Fiber, Clothing Dry bark mixed with mud and worn as clothing during hard times. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Bark used to make blankets and passageway curtains. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Food, Forage Plant eaten by sheep during droughts. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Branches made into a fagot and used by the personator of the Black God, owner of all fire. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Branches made into wands and used in certain ceremonies. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Shredded bark carried by the dancers in the Fire Dance during the last night of the Mountain Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Wood burned into charcoal, ground and used for black in sandpaintings. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Wood used to make prayersticks. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Other, Ceremonial Items Wood, struck by lightning, used as the two parts of the fire drill for the Night Chant. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Other, Containers Concave bark used to make improvised trays for the sandpainting powders. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Other, Fuel Light bark used as tinder to catch the spark from the fire drill. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Other, Fuel Wood burned into charcoal and used as a fuel. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Other, Jewelry Seeds used to make necklaces, bracelets, anklets and wristlets. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Navajo Other, Toys & Games Wood used to make dice. Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 17 |
Juniperus sp. Juniper Wood |
Shoshoni Drug, Contraceptive Infusion of berries taken on three successive days for birth control. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 46 |
Juniperus virginiana L. Eastern Redcedar USDA JUVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Abortifacient Used for 'female obstructions.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |
Juniperus virginiana L. Eastern Redcedar USDA JUVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Anthelmintic Decoction of berries 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 28 |
Juniperus virginiana L. Eastern Redcedar USDA JUVIV |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Used for rheumatism and 'female obstructions.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 28 |