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Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cold Remedy
Fumes from burning resin inhaled for headcolds.
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, 13
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Cough Medicine
Compound decoction used for 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, 13
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ear Medicine
Pulverized, dried buds used as fumigant for earache.
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, 13
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Decoction of wood or needles used as 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, 13
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Febrifuge
Compound decoction used 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, 13
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Compound decoction used for influenza.
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, 13
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Other
Compound containing inner bark used for injuries.
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, 13
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Dye, Black
Resin used as an ingredient of black dye for wool or basketry.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Basketry
Resin used in pottery and basketry making.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Building Material
Branches used to cover a sweathouse.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Building Material
Rot and wood-eating beetle resistant logs used as the chief building material for hogans.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Building Material
Wood used for fence posts and corral construction.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Fiber, Building Material
Wood used to make summer shade houses.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Food, Candy
Resin used for chewing gum.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Food, Preserves
Roasted, ground nuts made into butter & spread on corn cakes or mixed with roasted, ground corn.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Food, Starvation Food
Inside bark used as an emergency ration, when food was scarce.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Food, Winter Use Food
Nuts gathered and stored for winter use.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Food, Winter Use Food
Roasted, ground nuts made into sun dried cakes and stored for winter.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Other, Cash Crop
Nuts gathered and sold to make up a considerable portion of the cash income of many families.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items
Branches, preferably one broken from a lightning struck tree, used in Evilway ceremonials as pokers.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items
Needles used in Evilway ceremonials as pokers.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Other, Containers
Resin used in pottery and basketry making.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Other, Fuel
Wood used for fires because it throws fewer sparks.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Other, Stable Gear
Wood used to make saddle horns.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Other, Tools
Wood used to make sharp sticks for perforating buckskin and various other tools.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Navajo, Ramah Other, Toys & Games
Wood used to make tops for spinning and sticks used in the moccasin game.
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
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Pueblo Food, Unspecified
Hardened resinous secretions chewed.
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 32
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Pueblo Food, Unspecified
Seeds formerly considered an important 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 40
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Pueblo Other, Cash Crop
Seeds gathered in large quantities and sold or traded.
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 40
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Sia Food, Unspecified
Nuts gathered in considerable quantities, roasted and used for food.
White, Leslie A., 1962, The Pueblo of Sia, New Mexico, XXX SI-BAE Bulletin #, page 107
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Spanish American Other, Cash Crop
Seeds gathered in large quantities and sold or traded.
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 40
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of gum used to exclude air from cuts and sores.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Resin applied to cuts and sores to keep out the air.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 41
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Dye, Unspecified
Gum used in the preparation of certain dyes.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Food, Unspecified
Fresh or roasted seeds formerly considered an important 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 40
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Food, Unspecified
Nuts formerly roasted and used for food.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 41
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Food, Unspecified
Nuts used for food.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Other, Ceremonial Items
Gum put on hot coals and fumes used to smoke people and their clothes after a funeral.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Other, Ceremonial Items
Pollen used for the Snake Ceremonial.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Other, Fasteners
Gum used in making turquoise mosaics.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Other, Fuel
Used extensively for firewood.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 41
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Other, Protection
Gum put on forehead when going outside of house as protection against sorcery.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Other, Waterproofing Agent
Gum used to prevent absorption of moisture and warping.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa Other, Waterproofing Agent
Gum used to waterproof and repair pottery vessels.
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 347
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Tewa of Hano Other, Waterproofing Agent
Resin used to mend cracked water jars.
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 41
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Powdered resin sprinkled in opened abscess or mixed with lard or Vaseline and placed in abscess.
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 373
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Zuni Drug, Dermatological Aid
Powdered resin used for skin infections.
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 373
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Zuni Drug, Diaphoretic
Needles chewed and swallowed as a diaphoretic.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 57, 58
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Zuni Drug, Disinfectant
Powdered gum sprinkled on lanced groin swellings as an antiseptic.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 57, 58
Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
USDA PIED
Zuni Drug, Diuretic
Needles eaten and infusion of twigs used as a diuretic and diaphoretic for syphilis.
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 57, 58