| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of bark used as wash or powdered bark applied to gonorrhea sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Decoction of bark taken as an emetic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 403 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Laxative Compound decoction of roots taken as a laxative. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark used as wash to make babies sleep. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Poultice Poultice of smashed bark applied for goiter. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 403 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid Infusion of bark taken for chest congestion. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 403 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Sedative Infusion of bark used as wash to make babies sleep. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction of roots taken for urinating pain. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of bark used as wash or powdered bark applied to gonorrhea sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Menominee Drug, Antidiarrheal Plant known as maimakwukwa and infusion of bark injected rectally for diarrhea. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 32 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Menominee Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant known as kinnikinnick and bark smoked ceremonially. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 32 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Menominee Other, Smoke Plant Toasted inner bark used for smoking tobacco. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 80 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Omaha Other, Smoke Plant Dried inner bark used either alone or with tobacco for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 331 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Omaha Other, Smoke Plant Fragrant inner bark dried and used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Pawnee Other, Smoke Plant Fragrant inner bark dried and used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Ponca Other, Smoke Plant Fragrant inner bark dried and used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Ponca Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark used as an additive to tobacco. Howard, James, 1965, The Ponca Tribe, SI-BAE Bulletin #195, page 47 |
| Cornus amomum P. Mill. Silky Dogwood USDA COAM2 |
Winnebago Other, Smoke Plant Fragrant inner bark dried and used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
| Cornus asperifolia Michx. Toughleaf Dogwood USDA COAS2 |
Comanche Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Stems used to make arrow shafts. Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 521 |
| Cornus asperifolia Michx. Toughleaf Dogwood USDA COAS2 |
Omaha Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood considered the favorite for arrow shafts. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
| Cornus asperifolia Michx. Toughleaf Dogwood USDA COAS2 |
Pawnee Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood considered the favorite for arrow shafts. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
| Cornus asperifolia Michx. Toughleaf Dogwood USDA COAS2 |
Ponca Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood considered the favorite for arrow shafts. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
| Cornus asperifolia Michx. Toughleaf Dogwood USDA COAS2 |
Winnebago Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood considered the favorite for arrow shafts. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 107 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Abnaki Drug, Analgesic Decoction of whole plant taken for side pains. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 170 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Abnaki Drug, Analgesic Used for side pains. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Abnaki Food, Fruit Fruits eaten for food. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 170 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cathartic Infusion of leaves used as a cathartic tea. 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 211 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Snack Food Berries used as a nibble food. 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 102 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of plant and other plants used for colds. 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 128 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Gynecological Aid Plant mixed with other plants and used by women for stomachaches. 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 128 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Unspecified Used as a medicine for unspecified malady. 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 62 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Carrier, Southern Drug, Eye Medicine Strong decoction of plant, without berries, used as an eyewash. 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 62 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Chippewa Food, Fruit Berries eaten raw. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 321 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Costanoan Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of inner bark used for fevers. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 24 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Cree, Woodlands Food, Snack Food Fruit eaten as a fresh nibble. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 36 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Delaware Drug, Analgesic Bark used for body pains. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 31 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Analgesic Compound containing bark used for body pain. Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 26, 74 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Fruit Gathered and mixed with other berries. Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Dessert Berries mashed, mixed with oolichan grease and eaten as a dessert. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 234 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Dried Food Berries dried for winter use. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 234 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Hesquiat Food, Special Food Raw berries eaten with dogfish oil by the elders of the village at a big feast. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 63 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Hoh Drug, Tonic Infusion of bitter bark used as a tonic. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Hoh Other, Ceremonial Items Berries used in ceremonies. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Hoh Other, Smoke Plant Leaves dried and smoked. Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of whole plant taken for coughs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of whole plant taken for fevers. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of whole plant taken for tuberculosis. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Kwakiutl, Southern Food, Fruit Pulpy berries extensively used for food. 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 281 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Makah Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 43 |
| Cornus canadensis L. Bunchberry Dogwood USDA COCA13 |
Malecite Drug, Anticonvulsive Infusion of roots, leaves and berries used for fits. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 256 |