Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Rusty Menziesia USDA MEFE |
Hesquiat Drug, Oral Aid Nectar sucked from flowers to sweeten the mouth. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 65 |
Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Rusty Menziesia USDA MEFE |
Kwakiutl Drug, Analgesic Leaves chewed for heart pain. 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 283 |
Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Rusty Menziesia USDA MEFE |
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of heated leaves applied to sores and swellings. 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 283 |
Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Rusty Menziesia USDA MEFE |
Kwakiutl Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Leaves chewed for stomach troubles. 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 283 |
Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Rusty Menziesia USDA MEFE |
Kwakiutl Drug, Heart Medicine Leaves chewed for heart pain. 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 283 |
Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Rusty Menziesia USDA MEFE |
Nitinaht Drug, Witchcraft Medicine Bark used to counteract evil spells and doctor remedies. 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 107 |
Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Rusty Menziesia USDA MEFE |
Nitinaht Other, Toys & Games Forked branches used by children to make sling shots. 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 107 |
Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Rusty Menziesia USDA MEFE |
Quileute Fiber, Canoe Material Twigs woven together with cedar bark and used for grills on the bottom of canoes. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 43 |
Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Rusty Menziesia USDA MEFE |
Quinault Drug, Love Medicine Forked twig waved in the air by a woman to make a man fall in love with her. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 43 |