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Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Algonquin Drug, Other
Used for 'cold' conditions, since plant was regarded as 'hot.'
Bradley, Will T., 1936, Medical Practices of the New England Aborigines, Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 25(2):138-147, page 142
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Anticosti Food, Beverage
Fruits, branches, potatoes, yeast and water boiled into a drink.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 64
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for stomach pain.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Bella Coola Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of root, leaves, branches and bark taken for 'cough from the lungs.'
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Bella Coola Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for stomach pain.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Bella Coola Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for heartburn.
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Bella Coola Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for stomach pains.
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Bella Coola Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for ulcers.
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Bella Coola Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Infusion of roots, leaves, branches and bark taken for lung cough.
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Blackfoot Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of berries used for lung diseases.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 17
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Blackfoot Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Used for lung diseases.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 37
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Blackfoot Drug, Venereal Aid
Decoction of berries used for venereal diseases.
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 17
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Blackfoot Drug, Venereal Aid
Used for venereal diseases.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 37
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Carrier Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Decoction of berries and kinnikinnick leaves or balsam strained and taken for tuberculosis.
Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 71
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Carrier, Northern Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of tips taken as a purgative and for coughs.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Carrier, Northern Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of tips taken for coughs and as a purgative.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Carrier, Southern Drug, Analgesic
Steam from boiling branches inhaled for headache and chest pain.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 49
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
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 communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
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 communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
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 communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
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 communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
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 communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
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 communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
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 communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
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 communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
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 communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Chippewa Drug, Respiratory Aid
Decoction of twigs and leaves taken for asthma.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 124
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of bark applied to wounds.
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 302
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Disinfectant
Plant used for the antiseptic qualities on wounds.
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 302
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of barked procumbent stem or branch used for diarrhea.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for coughs.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for fevers.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for 'woman's troubles.'
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for sickness after giving birth.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Kidney Aid
Decoction of green berries taken for sore backs from kidney troubles.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for teething sickness.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of barked procumbent stem or branch used for sore chest from lung infections.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Respiratory Aid
Blue berries smoked in a pipe for asthma.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Toothache Remedy
Decoction of branch or wood and other herbs used for teething sickness.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Gynecological Aid
Compound infusion of bark taken for women's diseases.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 110
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Delaware, Ontario Drug, Tonic
Compound infusion of bark taken as a tonic.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 68, 82
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of berries taken or one berry a day eaten for colds.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 110
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of berries taken or one berry a day eaten to prevent colds.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 110
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of berries, needles and twigs taken one cup a day for coughing.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 110
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of berries taken or one berry a day eaten for the flu.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 110
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Infusion of berries taken or one berry a day eaten to prevent flu.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 110
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Eskimo, Inupiat Drug, Respiratory Aid
Decoction of berries, needles and twigs taken one cup a day for respiratory ailments.
Jones, Anore, 1983, Nauriat Niginaqtuat = Plants That We Eat, Kotzebue, Alaska. Maniilaq Association Traditional Nutrition Program, page 110
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Gitksan Drug, Unspecified
Plant used for many medicinal applications.
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 314
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Gitksan Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant used for rituals.
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 314
Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
USDA JUCOD
Haisla Other, Ceremonial Items
Wood used to make rattles worn on belts by shamans.
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 160