| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Compound containing gum used as poultice on arms for rheumatism. 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Gum applied to cuts and chewed gum applied to broken skin. 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Bella Coola Drug, Heart Medicine Compound containing gum used as poultice on chest for heart trouble. 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Bella Coola Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of gum taken for consumption. 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Blackfoot Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of pitch taken for tubercular coughs. Here is a fine example of the origin and use of a 'personal medicine' which was later expanded to include general therapeutic practice. There was once a woman named Last Calf who was riddled with tuberculosis. While she and her husband were camped near a beaver lodge, she noticed the animal's tracks in the mud and left some food for it. The beaver took the gift and returned the favor by appearing to her in a vision. He gave her a cure for tuberculosis. She was to collect the pitch of the lodgepole pine, boil it in water and drink the infusion while uttering a special song. (The song had no words.) Last Calf's husband was alarmed at this treatment and cautioned her against poisoning but she went ahead and drank the brew. She said she felt as though she were going to die and began vomiting profusely. She drank again with the same result, but the next morning her chest was cleared as never before. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 73 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Blackfoot Fiber, Building Material Wood used to make travois and tipi poles. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Blackfoot Fiber, Furniture Wood used to make back rest poles and bed supports. The back rest poles were cut about five forearms in length and dried over a fire of rotten logs. One end of the pole was perforated and the other end sharpened. Then a stick was inserted through the hole and the pole etched. Later it was painted red and blue with buffalo shoulder blade applicators. Back rest poles were often notched to record the number of camp moves. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Blackfoot Food, Candy Pitch chewed like gum. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 104 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Blackfoot Other, Cooking Tools Wood burls scraped with a rough stone, grease applied to prevent cracking and made into a bowl. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Blackfoot Other, Fasteners Resin boiled with buffalo phallus and used as a glue for headdresses and bows. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Blackfoot Other, Fasteners Sticks notched to act as fasteners on designated food storage bags. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Blackfoot Other, Musical Instrument Used to make wind chimes and presented to newly married couples. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Blackfoot Other, Toys & Games Wood used to make story sticks. Story sticks were prepared by older men and presented to children in return for favors. The sticks were notched to count the number of stories that the man would tell the child. They were often varnished with a solution of boiled hoof and steer phallus and sometimes red ochre was added. Then the stick was polished with a piece of rawhide. Story sticks were sometimes used to hang tipi doors. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Blackfoot Other, Waterproofing Agent Resin boiled with buffalo phallus and applied to moccasins for waterproofing. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 116 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound decoction of needle tips taken for paralysis and body sores. 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Eye Medicine Gum painted on eye 'to remove white scum' and for snowblindness. 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Orthopedic Aid Compound decoction of needle tips taken for paralysis, weakness or sores. 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Stimulant Compound decoction of needle tips taken for constitutional weakness. 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Carrier, Southern Drug, Analgesic Decoction of new shoots 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Carrier, Southern Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of new shoots 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Cheyenne Fiber, Building Material Trunks used for tipi poles. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 6 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Cheyenne Fiber, Building Material Used for tipi poles. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 46 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Coeur d'Alene Food, Unspecified Cambium layer used for food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 91 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Cold Remedy Juice taken for colds. Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 331 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Cough Medicine Juice taken for coughs. Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 331 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Eskimo, Alaska Drug, Unspecified Sap used as a medicine. Smith, G. Warren, 1973, Arctic Pharmacognosia, Arctic 26:324-333, page 331 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Flathead Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of heated sap and bone marrow used for burns. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 52 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Flathead Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of sap, red axle grease and Climax chewing tobacco used for boils. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 52 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Flathead Food, Candy Pitchy secretions chewed as gum. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 52 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Flathead Food, Unspecified Inner bark used for food. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 52 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Flathead Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 52 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Gitksan Drug, Blood Medicine Inner bark eaten as a blood purifier and used as a cathartic. 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Gitksan Drug, Cathartic Needles or inner bark eaten or decoction of inner bark taken 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Gitksan Drug, Diuretic Needles eaten or decoction of inner bark taken as a purgative and diuretic. 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Gitksan Drug, Tonic Decoction of bark used as a tonic. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Gitksan Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of inner bark taken for consumption and gonorrhea. 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Gitksan Drug, Unspecified Bark used for medicines. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Gitksan Drug, Venereal Aid Decoction of inner bark taken for gonorrhea and other 'serious ailments.' 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, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Gitksan Food, Unspecified Sap eaten fresh. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 151 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Hesquiat Food, Candy Pitch chewed like gum. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 44 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Hesquiat Other, Fasteners Pitch used on joints of implements, arrows and harpoons, before bound with twine. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 44 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Hesquiat Other, Preservative Chewed pitch sprayed onto mats to preserve them. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 44 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Kutenai Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Inner bark eaten for tuberculosis. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 52 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Kutenai Food, Unspecified Inner bark used for food. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 52 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Kwakiutl Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of buds and pitch taken for coughs. 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 269 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Kwakiutl Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of buds and pitch taken for stomachaches. 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 269 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make fire tongs. 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 296 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Kwakiutl, Southern Other, Tools Wood used to make cedar bark peelers, digging sticks and board bending tools. 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 296 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Montana Indian Fiber, Building Material Poles used to make the foundations for tipis. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 52 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Nitinaht Other, Ceremonial Items Wood used to make small totem poles and model canoes. 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 73 |