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Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Navajo, Ramah Other, Stable Gear
Wood used to make saddle horns, pommel and back.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Nez Perce 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
Nez Perce Other, Lighting
Pitch used to make torches.
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
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Abortifacient
Green buds never chewed by pregnant women because it would cause a miscarriage.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of plant tops taken for internal hemorrhaging.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pitch applied to boils.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of dried buds used as an eyewash.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of plant tops taken for high fevers.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Good medicine for the stomach.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Needles spread on the floor of the sweathouse to fight off 'plhax,' witchcraft.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Building Material
Needles used as insulation for underground storage pits.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make dugout 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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Food, Candy
Green buds chewed and the juice sucked by children.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Food, Candy
Pitch used as chewing gum.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Food, Frozen Food
Cambium frozen for future use.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Food, Unspecified
Cambium used for food.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Food, Unspecified
Seeds eaten like nuts.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Food, Winter Use Food
Seeds stored for winter use.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Other, Ceremonial Items
Smoldering cones thrown into the air in the direction of rain clouds to make the rain stop.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Other, Fasteners
Pitch used to cement feathers onto arrow shafts.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagan-Colville Other, Hide Preparation
Rotten wood used for smoking deer hides.
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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagon Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of gum used as an ointment for sore eyes.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagon Food, Staple
Cambium layer used as a principle food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 239
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagon Food, Staple
Nutlets or seeds used as a principle food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 239
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Okanagon Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Paiute Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of dry, chewed pitch used on boils.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Paiute Fiber, Building Material
Bark used to make houses.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Paiute Food, Candy
Dried pitch used as chewing gum.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Paiute Food, Dried Food
Inner bark sun dried and stored.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Paiute Food, Unspecified
Inner bark eaten fresh and raw.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Paiute Food, Unspecified
Seeds used for food.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Paiute Other, Fasteners
Pitch used as glue in arrow making and other manufactures.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Paiute Other, Preservative
Pitch used to protect pictures painted on rocks.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Paiute Other, Waterproofing Agent
Melted pitch used to waterproof the outside of water jugs woven of willow.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 40
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Sanpoil and Nespelem Food, Unspecified
Cambium layer eaten raw. This was an important food. The bark was removed in sections with the aid of wooden wedges. Sap scrapers were made from the rib of the deer by cutting it to an appropriate length, sharpening the edges and rounding the working end.
Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 103
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Sanpoil and Nespelem Food, Unspecified
Pine nuts eaten without special preparation.
Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 104
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Shasta Food, Bread & Cake
Nuts dried, powdered, made into small cakes and eaten with a very thin mush made of grass seeds.
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 308
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Shasta Food, Dried Food
Nuts dried and eaten.
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 308
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Shasta Food, Unspecified
Whole nuts mixed with powdered salmon and eaten.
Holt, Catharine, 1946, Shasta Ethnography, Anthropological Records 3(4):308, page 308
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Shuswap Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used to remove underarm odors.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 52
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Shuswap Drug, Panacea
Infusion of plant used as a wash for sick babies.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 52
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Shuswap Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of plant used as a wash for sick babies.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 52
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Shuswap Drug, Stimulant
Used in the sweathouse to hit oneself at the hottest point.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 52
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Shuswap Other, Fuel
Bark used as fuel because it cooled quickly and enemies cannot tell how long ago camp was broken.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 52
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Shuswap Other, Hide Preparation
Wood used for smoking buckskin.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 52
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Spokan Food, Unspecified
Cambium used for food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 344
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Spokan Food, Unspecified
Nutlets used for food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 344
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Pitch used for aching backs, joints and limbs.
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 104
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Boiled gum mixed with grease and used as an ointment for sores.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 466
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Ponderosa Pine
USDA PIPOP
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of tops used in washing the face and head by girls who want fair and smooth skin.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508