| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Other, Smoke Plant Dried cambium greased, crushed and mixed with smoking tobacco. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 102 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark used in the tobacco mixture. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 49 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Other, Smoking Tools Stems used to make pipe stems and tamps. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 111 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Other, Toys & Games Bark used to cover a circle of split beaver teeth and used as a gambling wheel. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 49 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Other, Toys & Games Bark used to cover split beaver teeth for gambling wheels. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Carrier Drug, Analgesic Poultice of water soaked, inner bark applied with warmed ashes as a pain killer. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 71 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Carrier Drug, Pulmonary Aid Bark scraped, mixed with tobacco and smoked for lung sickness. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 71 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound decoction of bark taken for body sores. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Orthopedic Aid Compound decoction of bark taken for weakness or paralysis. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Stimulant Compound decoction of bark taken for constitutional weakness. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cheyenne Other, Ceremonial Items Plant smoked ceremonially. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 23 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cheyenne Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Branches used to make arrows. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cheyenne Other, Smoke Plant Bark mixed with dried kinnikinnick leaves and used for pipe smoking. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 25 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cheyenne Other, Smoke Plant Dried, pulverized under bark mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 183 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cheyenne Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark mixed with skunkbush leaves in the absence of tobacco and smoked. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of bark taken for diarrhea. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 138 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of bark taken for eruptions caused by poison ivy. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 138 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Drug, Eye Medicine Compound decoction of root used as a wash or compress for sore eyes. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Dye, Black Used with grindstone dust or black earth to make a black dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 372 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Dye, Red Inner bark boiled, cedar ashes added and used to make a red dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 370 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Dye, Red Outer bark boiled, cedar ashes added and used to make a red dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 370 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Dye, Yellow Used with bloodroot and wild plum to make a yellow dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 374 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Costanoan Dye, Unspecified Decoction of inner bark used as a dye. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 252 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Costanoan Fiber, Basketry Stems used in basketry. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 252 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree Other, Smoke Plant Bark mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 485 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Eye Medicine Fruit or pith used to make a wash for snow blindness. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Eye Medicine Pith used for cataracts. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Brown Infusion of outer bark used to color leather from tan to brown. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Basketry Stem used as a birch bark basket rim. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Smoke Plant Dried inner bark pulverized, mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Crow Other, Fasteners Branches used to make tipi stakes and pins. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Crow Other, Musical Instrument Branches used to make drumsticks. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Crow Other, Tools Branches used to make forks for sweatlodge rocks. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Dakota Other, Smoke Plant Plant used for smoking. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 108 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Flathead Food, Fruit Berries mixed with serviceberries and sugar and eaten as a 'sweet and sour' dish. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Flathead Food, Fruit Berries occasionally eaten raw. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Flathead Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Branches used to make arrows. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Gosiute Drug, Narcotic Plant used for the similar effect to opium. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 366 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Gosiute Fiber, Snow Gear Wood used to make snowshoes. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 366 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Gosiute Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark smoked as a tobacco. Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 366 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Great Basin Indian Other, Smoke Plant Winter bark used to make kinnikinnick. Nickerson, Gifford S., 1966, Some Data on Plains and Great Basin Indian Uses of Certain Native Plants, Tebiwa 9(1):45-51, page 49 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Forage Berries eaten by bears. 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 233 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Haisla and Hanaksiala Other, Cleaning Agent Leaves used to wipe fish. 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 233 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Hanaksiala Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Branches used to string fish. 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 233 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Hesquiat Food, Dessert Berries, sugar & water whipped with salal branches until foamy & eaten as a confectionery dessert. Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 64 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Infusion of bark taken for headaches. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 403 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy Plant used for colds. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 405 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark taken for coughs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 403 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Decoction or infusion of bark taken as an emetic, especially for consumption. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 403 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Iroquois Drug, Eye Medicine Plant used in a wash for eyes. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 405 |