Sweetgrass Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.
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Haisla and Hanaksiala
Fiber (Basketry)Blades used to make baskets.
Karok Medicine
(Gynecological Aid)Infusion of plant taken by women after miscarriage or to arrest fetus growth.
(Veterinary Aid)
Plant given to sick dogs.
Blackfoot Medicine
(Cold Remedy)Burning leaf smoke inhaled for colds.
(Cold Remedy)
Smoke from burning leaves used for colds.
(Cough Medicine)
Infusion of plant taken for coughs.
(Dermatological Aid)
Leaves and boiled hoof sticky substance used as a hair tonic.
(Dermatological Aid)
Stems soaked in water and used for chapping and windburn.
(Eye Medicine)
Stems soaked in water and used as an eyewash.
(Strengthener)
Grass chewed as a means of extended endurance in ceremonies involving prolonged fasting.
(Throat Aid)
Infusion of plant taken for sore throats.
(Venereal Aid)
Infusion of blades taken by men for venereal infections.
(Veterinary Aid)
Leaves used for saddle sores on horses.
Cheyenne Medicine
(Ceremonial Medicine)Plant used as a ceremonial incense for purification.
Flathead Medicine
(Analgesic)Infusion used for "sharp pains inside."
(Cold Remedy)
Infusion used for colds.
(Febrifuge)
Infusion used for fevers.
(Respiratory Aid)
Infusion mixed with meadow rue seeds and used for congested nasal passages.
Kiowa Medicine
(Dermatological Aid)Dried foliage employed as a perfume.
Menominee Medicine
(Dermatological Aid)Grass used in basketry and as a perfume.
Plains Indian Medicine
(Veterinary Aid)Leaves given to horses to make them long winded on the chase.
Thompson Medicine
(Dermatological Aid)Infusion or decoction of plant used as a wash for the hair and body.
Iroquois Fiber
(Basketry)Plant used to make baskets.
Kiowa Fiber
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)Fragrant leaves used as stuffing for pillows and mattresses.
Malecite Fiber
(Basketry)Used to make baskets.
Menominee Fiber
(Basketry)Grass used in basketry and as a perfume.
(Sewing Material)
Wet grass used for sewing, dried tight and resin used over the stitches.
Micmac Fiber
(Basketry)Used to make baskets.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Used to make mats.
Blackfoot
(Ceremonial Items)Stems burned and prayers said during every ceremony.
(Ceremonial Items)
Grass essential to the raising of a fallen dancer or fallen paraphernalia.
(Ceremonial Items)
Grass water used to bath the mother 34 days after giving birth and before returning home.
(Ceremonial Items)
Grass braids tied vertically around the base of the Horn Society staffs.
v(Ceremonial Items)
Grass braids strung on the inside of headbands of the Motokiks headdresses.
(Ceremonial Items)
Used in the Sun Dance ceremony and burned on a small altar found in many lodges.
(Ceremonial Items)
Smoke from burning grass used to purify Sundance dancers.
(Ceremonial Items)
Leaves ceremonially smoked with tobacco.
(Decorations)
Used to decorate women's hair.
(Incense & Fragrance)
Grass packed into saddles to keep them smelling good.
(Incense & Fragrance)
Leaves mixed with red ochre to make it smell good.
(Incense & Fragrance)
Stems bound at the lower end with other stems, braided and used as incense during ceremonies.
(Incense & Fragrance)
Grass used by everyone as incense during daily prayers.
(Incense & Fragrance)
Grass water used as incense smudge by the mother 34 days after giving birth & before returning home.
(Incense & Fragrance)
Used as an incense, natural sachet or perfume.
(Soap)
Leaves soaked in water and used as a hairwash.
(Soap)
Leaves soaked in water and used as a hairwash.
Cheyenne
(Ceremonial Items)Smoke from burning grass used for purification of rattles, sacred shields and Sundance dancers.
Cheyenne
(Paint)Used to paint pipes in the Sun Dance and the Sacred Arrow ceremonies.
(Protection)
Burned for protection from lightning and thunder.
Flathead
(Decorations)Used to decorate women's hair.
(Insecticide)
Used as an incense to "keep the bugs away."
Gros Ventre
(Soap)Leaves soaked in water and used as a hairwash.
Kiowa
(Incense & Fragrance)Dried leaves sprinkled over the fire to yield incense and used during the peyote ceremony.
Lakota
(Ceremonial Items)Strands of grass burned to bring guardian spirits.
(Ceremonial Items)
Grass used in religious ceremonies.
(Incense & Fragrance)
Used as a perfume.
Menominee
(Sacred Items)Grass used to burn as an oblation to the deities.
Montana Indian
(Ceremonial Items)Burned as incense for spiritual protection and purification.
(Incense & Fragrance)
Used as a clothes and body perfume.
Okanagan-Colville
(Incense & Fragrance)Blades braided together and packed amongst clothes to give them a nice smell.
Sioux
(Ceremonial Items)Smoke from burning grass used to purify Sundance dancers.
(Ceremonial Items)
Leaves ceremonially smoked with tobacco.
Thompson
(Incense & Fragrance)Grass tied in the hair and on neck and arm ornaments as a scent.
(Toys & Games)
Easily braided grass used in play by children.
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