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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
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Hopi Other, Malicious Charm
Plant used to do away with evil spirits after a death.
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, Tools
Used as a rake for clearing brush from the fields.
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, Toys & Games
Berries used in rattles.
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
Isleta Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of cedar bark used for bathing and washing sore feet.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 32
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Isleta Drug, Emetic
Strong infusion of leaves given in large quantities as an emetic.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 32
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Isleta Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of leaves given to mothers after childbirth.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 32
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Isleta Other, Fuel
Wood used in open ovens to produce very hot fires.
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 32
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Jemez Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of leaves taken for stomach or bowel disorders.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Jemez Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of leaves taken by women after the birth of an infant.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Jemez Fiber, Building Material
Limbs and boughs placed across corrals or enclosures as shelters for livestock.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Jemez Fiber, Building Material
Trunks used as uprights, beams and fence posts.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Jemez 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
Jemez Other, Ceremonial Items
Ornamental branches and twigs used as decorations in nearly all of the dances.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
USDA JUMO
Keres, Western Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of staminate cones used for diarrhea.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 48