| 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 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic 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, Febrifuge Decoction of plant used internally and externally for fever. 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 Other, Smoke Plant Dried fruits added to flavor tobacco. 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 |
Ojibwa Fiber, Building Material Bark used to build houses, wigwams and wickiups. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 245 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Ojibwa Fiber, Building Material Split strips or stakes used to make a pen to enclose graves. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 245 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Ojibwa Fiber, Furniture Wood used to make cradle boards. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 245 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Ojibwa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Bark used to make mats. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 245 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Ojibwa Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Inner bark crushed and used to pad cradle boards. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 245 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Ojibwa Other, Cash Crop Pulp wood and wood posts sold to make paper and fencing. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 245 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Ojibwa Other, Ceremonial Items Split strips thatched and placed on graves. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 245 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Paiute Drug, Blood Medicine Seeds from dried fruit eaten as a blood tonic. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 91, 92 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Paiute Drug, Orthopedic Aid Seeds from dried fruit eaten for lumbago. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 91, 92 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Paiute Drug, Tonic Seeds from dried fruit eaten as a blood tonic. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 91, 92 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Paiute Drug, Venereal Aid Cold decoction of twigs taken for venereal disease. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 91, 92 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of branches taken as a blood tonic. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 91, 92 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Shoshoni Drug, Tonic Decoction of branches taken as a blood tonic. Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 91, 92 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Tolowa Other, Decorations Dried berries used to decorate dresses. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Tolowa Other, Jewelry Dried berries used for beads to make necklaces. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |
| Juniperus communis var. montana Ait. Common Juniper USDA JUCOM2 |
Yurok Other, Decorations Dried berries used to decorate dresses. Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 34 |