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botanical illustration of Pinyon Pine, Pinus edulis

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Pinyon Pine

Pinus edulis

Pinyon Pine · American pinon · Borovice coloradská · Chá’oł · Colorado Pinyon · Colorado Piñon · Colorado pinyon · Nut Pine · Pin du Nouveau Mexique · Pino dulce · Piñon Pine · Rocky Mountain pinyon · T'o · Twin-needle Pinyon · Two-needle Pinyon · Two-needle Pinyon Pine

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, US(Amerindian), US(NM), CY, MX

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antiseptic, Laryngitis, Pneumonia, Poultice

Science studied: ARGININE, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, CALCIUM

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Pinaceae

Scientific name: Pinus edulis

Common names: Pinyon Pine, American pinon, Borovice coloradská, Chá’oł, Colorado Pinyon, Colorado Piñon, Colorado pinyon, Nut Pine, Pin du Nouveau Mexique, Pino dulce, Piñon Pine, Rocky Mountain pinyon, T'o, Twin-needle Pinyon, Two-needle Pinyon, Two-needle Pinyon Pine

History

The source record documents this plant in US, US(Amerindian), US(NM), CY, MX.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Antiseptic
  • Laryngitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Poultice
  • Sore
  • Sore(Throat)
  • Swelling
  • Syphilis
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  • Tumor(Finger)
  • Wound
  • Bandage
  • Bite(Bug)
  • Myalgia
  • Suppurative
  • Boil

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • US
  • US(Amerindian)
  • US(NM)
  • CY
  • MX

Documented cultural uses

  • Antiseptic
  • Laryngitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Poultice
  • Sore
  • Sore(Throat)
  • Swelling
  • Syphilis
  • Tumor(Finger)
  • Wound
  • Bandage
  • Bite(Bug)
show 3 more documented entries
  • Myalgia
  • Suppurative
  • Boil

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ARGININE
  • ASCORBIC-ACID
  • ASH
  • CALCIUM
  • CARBOHYDRATES
  • BETA-CAROTENE
  • CYSTINE
  • FAT
  • GADOLEIC-ACID
  • GLUTAMIC-ACID
  • GLYCINE
  • HEMICELLULOSE
  • HISTIDINE
  • ISOLEUCINE
  • KILOCALORIES
  • LEUCINE
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  • LINOLEIC-ACID
  • LINOLENIC-ACID
  • LYSINE
  • MAGNESIUM
  • METHIONINE
  • MUFA
  • NIACIN
  • PALMITIC-ACID
  • PALMITOLEIC-ACID
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • 8,9-ISOPIMARIC-ACID
  • POTASSIUM
  • PROLINE
  • PRPTEIN
  • PUFA
  • RIBOFLAVIN
  • SERINE
  • SFA
  • STEARIC-ACID
  • THIAMIN
  • THREONINE
  • TYROSINE
  • VALINE
  • WATER
  • ZINC
  • ALANINE
  • ASPARTIC-ACID
  • FIBER
  • PHENYLALANINE
  • SALICYLATES
  • TRYPTOPHAN
  • IRON
  • OLEIC-ACID
  • SODIUM
  • COPPER

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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