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Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Tonic
Decoction of bark or inner bark used as a tonic.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152
Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
USDA PIGL
Wet'suwet'en Food, Unspecified
Cambium eaten fresh.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 151
Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P.
Black Spruce
USDA PIMA
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hide Preparation
Dry cones mixed with rotten white spruce wood and used to smoke tan hides a golden brown color.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 49
Pinus albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
Coeur d'Alene Food, Unspecified
Nutlets cooked in hot ashes and used for food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 93
Pinus albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
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 albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
Montana Indian Food, Unspecified
Inner bark used for food.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 18
Pinus albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
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 albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
Okanagan-Colville Food, Unspecified
Seeds 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 27
Pinus albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
Okanagan-Colville Food, Winter Use Food
Seeds gathered and 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 27
Pinus albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
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 albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
Thompson Food, Dried Food
Dried nuts kept alone in sacks or mixed with dried service berries and stored for future use.
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 101
Pinus albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
Thompson Food, Porridge
Parched seeds pounded in a mortar to make a flour and mixed with water to form a mush.
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 101
Pinus albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
Thompson Food, Unspecified
Seeds eaten roasted or raw, but often considered bitter. If too many raw seeds were eaten, it would cause constipation. Roasted seeds were therefore preferred to raw seeds.
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 101
Pinus albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
Thompson Food, Unspecified
Seeds oven cooked or fire roasted.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 492
Pinus albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
Thompson Food, Winter Use Food
Cooked, crushed seeds mixed with dried berries and preserved for winter use.
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 101
Pinus albicaulis Engelm.
Whitebark Pine
USDA PIAL
Thompson Food, Winter Use Food
Seeds cooked, crushed, mixed with dried service berries and preserved for winter use.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 492
Pinus banksiana Lamb.
Jack Pine
USDA PIBA2
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hide Preparation
Dry, open cones mixed with rotten white spruce wood used to smoke tan hides.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 50
Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
Lodgepole Pine
USDA PICOC
Carrier, Northern Drug, Eye Medicine
Gum painted on eye 'to remove white scum' and for snowblindness.
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, 50
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Venereal Aid
Leaves chewed for venereal diseases.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 159
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Apache, White Mountain Food, Unspecified
Nuts eaten raw.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 159
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Apache, White Mountain Other, Waterproofing Agent
Pitch warmed and applied inside and out to waterproof water jugs.
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 150
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Hualapai Drug, Other
Fresh, white pitch burned to purify the air.
Watahomigie, Lucille J., 1982, Hualapai Ethnobotany, Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8, page 35
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Keresan Food, Winter Use Food
Nuts gathered in large quantities, roasted and eaten during the winter.
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 562
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Sia Food, Unspecified
Nuts gathered in considerable quantities, roasted and used for food.
White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 107
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