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Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of powdered leaves applied to swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 163
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Abnaki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Used for swellings.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Abnaki Drug, Panacea
Leaves made into pillows and used as a panacea.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Decoction of branches taken for rheumatism.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 130
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cold Remedy
Branches used in the steambath for colds.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 130
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of powdered, rotten wood used for rashes and skin irritations.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 130
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Febrifuge
Branches used in the steambath for fevers.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 130
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of cones used for babies with colic.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 130
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Gynecological Aid
Branches used in the steambath for women after childbirth.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 130
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of plant taken for menstrual disorders.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 130
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of cones used for babies with colic.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 130
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Toothache Remedy
Decoction of crushed branches used as a steam for toothache.
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 130
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Fiber, Canoe Material
Plant used to make canoe skeletons.
Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 132
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Drug, Analgesic
Compound containing charcoal pricked into temples with needles for headache.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Twigs burned for incense in religious ceremonies.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Drug, Cough Medicine
Compound containing leaves taken as a cough syrup.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 340
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used as a deodorant.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Drug, Disinfectant
Twigs burned as a disinfectant to fumigate a house for smallpox.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Twigs burned as a disinfectant to fumigate a house for smallpox.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Drug, Unspecified
Leaves combined with ground hemlock for medicinal purposes.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make canoe ribs.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Fiber, Snow Gear
Wood used to make toboggans.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Food, Beverage
Leaves used to make a hot, tea like beverage.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make sturgeon spears.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Chippewa Other, Incense & Fragrance
Leaves used as perfume for clothing.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Panacea
Powdered branches and many herbs used for various ailments.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 62
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of branches taken for pneumonia.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 62
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Urinary Aid
Decoction of needle covered branches or juice taken for urine retention or sore bladder.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 62
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of plant tips used as a foot bath for rheumatism.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Steam from compound decoction used as a bath for rheumatism.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Fermented compound decoction taken when 'blood gets bad and cold.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy
Steam from decoction of leaves inhaled for colds.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction used as a wash or poultice applied to cuts, bruises and sores.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge
Fermented compound decoction taken for fever.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of leaves taken by women as a tonic and diaphoretic to increase the milk flow.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 35
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion used by 'women during confinement.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid
Steam from compound decoction used as a bath for parturition.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Hunting Medicine
Branches, without fruit, used in the vapor baths by hunters.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 35
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of plant used as a wash or poultice of leaves applied to sprains.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction used as a wash for weakness in the hips due to untreated broken coccyx.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Fermented compound decoction taken for soreness.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of bough and milk decoction mixed with grease and applied for paralysis.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 35
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Drug, Stimulant
Fermented compound decoction taken when a 'person is tired.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Fiber, Caulking Material
Bark pieces packed into joints during construction.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 83
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Iroquois Other, Insecticide
Branches used in closets to prevent moths.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 83
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Malecite Drug, Burn Dressing
Dried under bark pounded, mixed with grease and used for burns.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 247
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Malecite Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of boughs used for coughs.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Malecite Drug, Toothache Remedy
Gum used to fill cavities and for tooth pain.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 248
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Malecite Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of bark used for consumption.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 251
Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
USDA THOC2
Malecite Fiber, Basketry
Used to make basket splints.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6