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Pinus resinosa Soland.
Red Pine
USDA PIRE
Chippewa Other, Toys & Games
Used for toys.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 378
Pinus resinosa Soland.
Red Pine
USDA PIRE
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant
Powdered, dried leaves used as a reviver or inhalant.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 379
Pinus resinosa Soland.
Red Pine
USDA PIRE
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified
Bark and cones used medicinally.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 379
Pinus resinosa Soland.
Red Pine
USDA PIRE
Ojibwa Fiber, Building Material
Resin boiled twice, added to tallow and used for mending roof rolls of birch bark.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421
Pinus resinosa Soland.
Red Pine
USDA PIRE
Ojibwa Fiber, Caulking Material
Resin boiled twice, added to tallow and used for caulking canoes.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421
Pinus resinosa Soland.
Red Pine
USDA PIRE
Ojibwa Other, Waterproofing Agent
Resin boiled twice and added to tallow to make a serviceable waterproof pitch.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421
Pinus resinosa Soland.
Red Pine
USDA PIRE
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of leaves and bark used as herbal steam for headache and backache.
Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198
Pinus resinosa Soland.
Red Pine
USDA PIRE
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of crushed leaves and bark applied for headache.
Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198
Pinus resinosa Soland.
Red Pine
USDA PIRE
Potawatomi Drug, Stimulant
Leaves used as a fumigant to revive a comatose patient.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 70
Pinus rigida P. Mill.
Pitch Pine
USDA PIRI
Cherokee Fiber, Building Material
Wood used for lumber.
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 rigida P. Mill.
Pitch Pine
USDA PIRI
Cherokee Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make thirty to forty foot long canoes.
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 rigida P. Mill.
Pitch Pine
USDA PIRI
Cherokee Other, Decorations
Wood used to carve.
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 rigida P. Mill.
Pitch Pine
USDA PIRI
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Pitch taken for rheumatism.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 267
Pinus rigida P. Mill.
Pitch Pine
USDA PIRI
Iroquois Drug, Burn Dressing
Pitch used for burns.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 267
Pinus rigida P. Mill.
Pitch Pine
USDA PIRI
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Compound infusion applied as a poultice to break open boils.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 267
Pinus rigida P. Mill.
Pitch Pine
USDA PIRI
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch applied to cuts in joints and boils.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 267
Pinus rigida P. Mill.
Pitch Pine
USDA PIRI
Iroquois Drug, Laxative
Pitch taken as a laxative.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 267
Pinus rigida P. Mill.
Pitch Pine
USDA PIRI
Iroquois Other, Insecticide
Smoke from burning leaves used to get rid of fleas.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 267
Pinus rigida P. Mill.
Pitch Pine
USDA PIRI
Shinnecock Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice applied to boils and abscesses.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Costanoan Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Pitch chewed for rheumatism.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 6
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Costanoan Food, Unspecified
Pine nuts used for food.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 248
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Karok Other, Decorations
Nuts used as beads to decorate dance dresses.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 378
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Kawaiisu Fiber, Building Material
Needles used as an outer covering for the winterhouse.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 52
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Kawaiisu Food, Porridge
Seeds eaten fresh, roasted, boiled or pounded and mixed with cold water.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 52
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Kawaiisu Food, Unspecified
Seeds eaten fresh, roasted, boiled, or pounded and mixed with cold water.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 52
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Kawaiisu Other, Containers
Needles used to form a layer in the roasting of the yucca 'heart.'
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 52
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Kawaiisu Other, Smoke Plant
Seeds put into the liquid used to moisten dry tobacco meal and shaped into plugs.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 52
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Mahuna Other, Protection
Trees used for protection from lightning.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 40
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Burn Dressing
Pitch applied to burns.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 307
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Mendocino Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch applied to sores.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 307
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Mendocino Indian Food, Starvation Food
Fresh, inner bark formerly used for food during prolonged winters when other foods were scarce.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 307
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Mendocino Indian Other, Decorations
Pitch burned and the resulting soot used for tattooing.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 307
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Mendocino Indian Other, Musical Instrument
Logs formerly hollowed out by fire and used as drums for dances.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 307
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Mewuk Fiber, Basketry
Sprouts used to make coiled bowls.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 335
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Mewuk Food, Unspecified
Nuts used for food.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 333
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Miwok Drug, Burn Dressing
Crushed nuts' charcoal applied to burns.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 149
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Miwok Drug, Dermatological Aid
Crushed nuts' charcoal applied to sores and abrasions.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 149
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Miwok Fiber, Basketry
Twigs and rootlets used as sewing material for coiled basket.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 149
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Miwok Fiber, Building Material
Bark used for house coverings.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 149
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Miwok Fiber, Building Material
Needles used for thatch.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 149
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Miwok Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Needles used for bedding and floor covering.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 149
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Miwok Food, Unspecified
Nuts and cone pith eaten for food.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 149
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Pomo Fiber, Basketry
Root fiber used to make twined baskets.
Barrett, S. A., 1908, Pomo Indian Basketry, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 7:134-308, page 138
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Pomo Fiber, Basketry
Root wood used to make V-shaped baskets for carrying acorns.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 307
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Pomo Fiber, Basketry
Young growth split into ribbon like strands and used for basket body material.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 296
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Pomo Food, Unspecified
Nuts rarely used for food.
Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 79
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Pomo Other, Fasteners
Pitch exudations used to fasten feathers on arrows.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 307
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Pomo Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Pitch used to make the eyes for deer hunting masks.
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 284
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
Pomo, Kashaya Food, Staple
Dried nut eaten whole or pounded into a flour and mixed with pinole.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 92
Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl.
California Foothill Pine
USDA PISA2
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