| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Okanagan-Colville Other, Protection Decoction of branches used as a wash for the body to protect a person from evil influences. 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 18 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Okanagon Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of twigs used as a wash 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 42 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Okanagon Drug, Kidney Aid Berries eaten for kidney disorders. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Okanagon Drug, Tonic Decoction of small branches used as a tonic. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Oweekeno Other, Ceremonial Items Plant used for ritualistic purposes. 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 62 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Potawatomi Drug, Urinary Aid Compound containing berries used for urinary tract diseases. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 69 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Shuswap Drug, Diaphoretic Used in the sweathouse. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Shuswap Drug, Panacea Decoction of stems and needles taken for any sickness. Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of branches and fruit used as a wash for body aches and pains. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of berries taken for colds. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of branches and fruit taken for colds. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of branches taken for colds. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cold Remedy Raw fruit eaten for colds. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of branches and fruit taken for coughs. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Cough Medicine Raw fruit eaten for coughs. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Kidney Aid Decoction of branches and fruit taken for kidney problems. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Kidney Aid Raw fruit eaten for kidney problems. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Panacea Branches burned on top of the wood stove to keep sickness away. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of branches taken for sore throats. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of branches taken for tuberculosis. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Tanana, Upper Other, Incense & Fragrance Branches used on rocks in the steambath for the aromatic properties. Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 4 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of branches taken for aching muscles. 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 92 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Cathartic Decoction of branches taken as a physic. 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 92 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of branches used for colds. 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 92 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of twigs used as a wash 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 42 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion or decoction of twigs used as a wash for sore eyes. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 474 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of twigs taken as a tonic for the stomach. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 474 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of three, ten centimeter long branches taken to 'make your insides nice.' 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 92 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Heart Medicine Infusion of boughs taken for 'leakage of the heart.' 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 92 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Hypotensive Infusion of branches taken for high blood pressure. The branches were steeped in boiling water until the water cooled. The cool infusion was taken for two weeks after which the blood pressure returned to normal. 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 92 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Kidney Aid Berries eaten for kidney disorders. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Kidney Aid Decoction of branches used for kidney ailments. 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 92 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Tonic Decoction of branches taken as a tonic. 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 92 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Tonic Decoction of small branches used as a tonic. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Tonic Decoction of twigs taken as a tonic for the stomach. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 474 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Branches used for tuberculosis. It was said that for the medicine to be really effective, the boughs should be taken from a plant growing all by itself. 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 92 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Food, Beverage Small pieces of branches used to make a tea like beverage. 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 92 |
| Juniperus communis L. Common Juniper USDA JUCOD |
Thompson Other, Soap Stems and leaf whorls boiled and used as a body wash by hunters, warriors and widowers. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Arapaho Drug, Disinfectant Needles burned as a disinfectant. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 46 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Arapaho Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of needles taken for bowel troubles. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 46 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Arapaho Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy Ground needles scent used to drive smallpox away. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 50 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Arapaho Other, Incense & Fragrance Needles ground and used for their scent. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 46 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of leaves used for coughs. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 169 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Cough Medicine One or two berries chewed and the juice swallowed for bad coughs. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 169 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of leaves used for a tickling in the throat. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 169 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Gitksan Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Boughs, red elder bark and cow parsnip roots used for evil witchcraft victims. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 25 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Gitksan Other, Ceremonial Items Boughs burned as a fumigant to purify dwellings. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 25 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Jemez Food, Beverage Leaves boiled into a beverage similar to coffee. Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Decoction of plant used as a ceremonial emetic. 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 12 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction taken and used as lotion for fever or 'big cough.' 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 12 |