| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Blackfoot Drug, Veterinary Aid Roots soaked in water and used as a bath on horses for shiny hair. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 89 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Blackfoot Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Branches used to form a carpet for the Holy Lodge dancer of the Sun Dance. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 33 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Branch held in the right hand and the wing of an owl in the other by the Okan dancer. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 33 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Blackfoot Other, Decorations Seven berries, representing the Bunched Stars, used to make headpieces worn by some dancers. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 33 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Blackfoot Other, Decorations Sprigs used symbolically to decorate the altar of the Marten designed tipi. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 33 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Leaves burned as incense in ceremonies, especially to remove fear of thunder. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Cold Remedy Cones chewed, infusion of boughs or cones taken or used as steambath for colds. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken for coughing. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken for high fevers. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Gynecological Aid Leaves burned at childbirth to promote delivery. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Herbal Steam Cones chewed, infusion of boughs or cones taken or used as steambath for colds. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Love Medicine Wood flutes used to 'charm a girl whom a man loved to make her love him.' Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Sedative Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken as a sedative. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Cheyenne Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of boughs or cones taken for tickles in the throat or tonsillitis. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Crow Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Young twigs and leaves burned as incense during incantations. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Montana Indian Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of seeds taken for kidney trouble. Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 13 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
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 horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
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 horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
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 horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
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 horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
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 horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
Ojibwa Food, Beverage Leaves used to make tea. Jenness, Diamond, 1935, The Ojibwa Indians of Parry Island, Their Social and Religious Life, National Museums of Canada Bulletin #78, Anthropological Series #17, page 17 |
| Juniperus horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
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 horizontalis Moench Creeping Juniper USDA JUHO2 |
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 monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Acoma Food, Fruit Fruits mixed with chopped meat, put into a clean deer stomach and roasted. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 31 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Acoma Food, Spice Fruits used to season meats. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 31 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Acoma Food, Starvation Food Fruits eaten when other foods became scarce. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 31 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Food, Sauce & Relish Fruit roasted, water added and the mixture made into a gravy. Castetter, Edward F. and M. E. Opler, 1936, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest III. The Ethnobiology of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(5):1-63, page 45 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Anticonvulsive Scorched twigs rubbed on body for fits. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of leaves taken for colds. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of leaves taken for coughs. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of leaves taken by women previous to childbirth to relax muscles. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Apache, White Mountain Food, Fruit Berries boiled and eaten. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 158 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Cochiti Food, Fruit Fresh or cooked berries used for food. Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 31 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Great Basin Indian Dye, Mordant Whole plant ash added to various dye baths as a mordant. 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 monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Great Basin Indian Dye, Yellow Whole plant used to make a yellow dye. 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 monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of heated twigs bound over a bruise or sprain for swelling. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of plant and sagebrush taken for indigestion. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion of leaves taken and used for many purposes. Juniper was chewed or an infusion of leaves was taken by women immediately after giving birth. During the lying-in period, all of the mother's food was prepared with a decoction of leaves. Her head was washed with yucca suds and her body bathed with hot infusion of leaves while her clothes were washed in water in which leaves of juniper had been placed. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Drug, Laxative Decoction of leaves taken as a laxative. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Drug, Pediatric Aid Plant ashes rubbed on newborn baby. If upon growing up, the child misbehaves, he is taken at the request of the mother and held by some other woman in a blanket over a smoldering fire of juniper. He soon escapes, half suffocated, and supposedly a better and (probably) a wiser youngster. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Drug, Reproductive Aid Decoction of leaves taken by women who desire a female child. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Fiber, Building Material Used for construction. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Food, Fruit Berries eaten with piki or cooked with stew. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items Branches used in the kachina dances. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Other, Ceremonial Items Charcoal of plant, chewed melon seeds and water used to make a ceremonial body paint. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Other, Cleaning Agent Boiled branch used as wash by men returning from burying a corpse. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Other, Cooking Tools Twigs used to separate corn dumplings while boiling. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Other, Decorations Seeds strung for beads. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |
| Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. Oneseed Juniper USDA JUMO |
Hopi Other, Fuel Wood used for firewood and tinder. Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 330 |