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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Flathead Drug, Ear Medicine
Smoke from leaves used for earache.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 40
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Flathead Food, Sauce & Relish
Berries dried, powdered and used as a condiment with deer liver.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 40
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Great Basin Indian Dye, Brown
Berries used to make a gray-brown dye.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Great Basin Indian Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used as one of the elements in the tobacco mixture.
Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Hanaksiala Food, Fruit
Berries mashed, mixed with grease and eaten.
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 239
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Hanaksiala Food, Special Food
Berries mixed with high bush cranberries or Pacific crabapples and featured at winter feasts.
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 239
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Heiltzuk Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves smoked like tobacco.
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 239
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Hesquiat Other, Smoke Plant
Dried, toasted leaves mixed with tobacco for smoking.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 64
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Hoh Drug, Unspecified
Leaves smoked as medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Hoh Other, Ceremonial Items
Leaves smoked during religious ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Hoh Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried and smoked.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Jemez Other, Smoke Plant
Dried leaves smoked as tobacco.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 20
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Keresan Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves mixed with native-grown tobacco for smoking.
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 559
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Kimsquit Food, Dried Food
Berries formerly dried, boiled, mixed with boiled dumplings and used for food.
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 204
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Koyukon Food, Winter Use Food
Berries stored in grease or oil and eaten with fish or meat.
Nelson, Richard K., 1983, Make Prayers to the Raven--A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, Chicago. The University of Chicago Press, page 55
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Kwakiutl Drug, Narcotic
Leaves smoked as a narcotic.
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 282
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Kwakiutl, Southern Food, Fruit
Dry, mealy berries formerly used for food.
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 282
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Lakota Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used as tobacco.
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 44
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Makah Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 297
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Makah Other, Cash Crop
Leaves dried and sold.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 297
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Makah Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for smoking.
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 104
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Menominee Drug, Adjuvant
Dried leaves used as a seasoner to make certain female remedies taste good.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 35
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Montana Indian Food, Dried Food
Fruit eaten fresh and dried.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Montana Indian Food, Fruit
Fresh fruit used for food.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Montana Indian Food, Soup
Berries boiled and used to make a broth.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 40
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Montana Indian Food, Starvation Food
Berries eaten raw or fried during famines.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 40
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Montana Indian Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves mixed with tobacco and smoked.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 7
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Leaves 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 38
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Leaves 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 38
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Navajo, Ramah Other, Good Luck Charm
Dried leaves smoked with mountain tobacco to bring good luck.
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 38
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Nitinaht Food, Forage
Fruits eaten by grouse.
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 104
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Nitinaht Food, Fruit
Fruits formerly eaten fresh.
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 104
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Nitinaht Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried or roasted and smoked.
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 104
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Nitinaht Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves roasted, crushed and smoked.
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 297
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Nootka Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves used for smoking.
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 104
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Nuxalkmc Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
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 239
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Nuxalkmc Other, Cash Crop
Berries used for trade.
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 239
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Ojibwa Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of pounded plants used as wash for rheumatism.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Ojibwa Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of bark taken for internal blood diseases.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Ojibwa Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Leaves used for medicine ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Ojibwa Drug, Narcotic
Leaves smoked to cause intoxication.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 238
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Ojibwa Drug, Panacea
Infusion of pounded plants used as wash for general illnesses.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 231
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified
Leaves 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 238
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of leaves and stems taken for spitting of blood.
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 101
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of leaves and stems taken as a blood tonic.
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 101
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of leaves and stems used as a wash for sore eyes.
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 101
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Kidney Aid
Decoction of leaves and stems taken as a tonic for the kidneys.
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 101
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Urinary Aid
Decoction of leaves and stems taken as a tonic for the bladder.
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 101
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Okanagan-Colville Food, Fruit
Berries 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 101
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
USDA ARUV
Okanagan-Colville Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves toasted and used as a tobacco.
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 101