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Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid
Decoction of twigs used for boils on horses necks.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 267
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Burning branch smoke drove away ghosts from the house of returning people.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 266
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Iroquois Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Smoke from plant used as a wash for a person who has seen a dead person.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 266
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Iroquois Food, Unspecified
Species used for food.
Waugh, F. W., 1916, Iroquis Foods and Food Preparation, Ottawa. Canada Department of Mines, page 119
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Menominee Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of bark, an important medicine, taken for chest pain.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 46
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pounded bark applied to wounds, sores or ulcers.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 46
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pounded inner bark applied to sores.
Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy
Bark, leaves and stems used for colds.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Micmac Drug, Cough Medicine
Bark, leaves and stems used for coughs.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Bark used for wounds and sap used for hemorrhaging.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Boiled inner bark used for sores and swellings.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Micmac Drug, Hemostat
Sap used for hemorrhaging.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Micmac Drug, Kidney Aid
Plant parts used for kidney trouble.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Micmac Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Bark, leaves and stems used for grippe.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Micmac Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Inner bark, bark and leaves used for scurvy.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 59
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Micmac Food, Beverage
Bark used to make a beverage.
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
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
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
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Mohegan Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of sap or gum applied for boil and abscess pains.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Mohegan Drug, Cold Remedy
Bark, sap or gum used for coughs, colds and boils.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 130
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Mohegan Drug, Cold Remedy
Cold infusion of bark taken for colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 264
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of bark taken for coughs and colds.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of bark used for stubborn cough and pitch chewed for cough.
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 strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Mohegan Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of dried inner bark used as a cough remedy.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Mohegan Drug, Dermatological Aid
Sap or gum applied to boil or abscess pains.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74, 130
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Montagnais Drug, Cold Remedy
Boiled gum taken for colds.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Montagnais Drug, Throat Aid
Boiled gum taken for sore throats.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Montagnais Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Boiled gum taken for consumption.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant
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 strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
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 strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified
Plant used for medicinal purposes.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Ojibwa Fiber, Caulking Material
Pitch from boiled cones and resin used for caulking and waterproofing.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Ojibwa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Boughs used on the ground or floor, covered with blankets and other bedding and used as a bed.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Ojibwa Food, Unspecified
Young staminate catkins of this pine cooked for food and stewed with meat. One might think this would taste rather like pitch, but they assured the writer that is was sweet and had no pitchy flavor.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 407
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Ojibwa Other, Waterproofing Agent
Pitch from boiled cones and resin used for caulking and waterproofing.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic
Boiled, crushed leaves 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 strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Ojibwa, South Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of crushed leaves applied for headaches.
Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Ojibwa, South Drug, Herbal Steam
Boiled, crushed leaves 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 strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid
Pitch or resin of wood and bark used as the base for a salve.
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 strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Potawatomi Fiber, Caulking Material
Pitch rendered from the bark or cone and used to caulk boats and canoes.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 122
Pinus strobus L.
Eastern White Pine
USDA PIST
Shinnecock Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of bark used for stubborn cough and pitch chewed for cough.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121