| Cornus foemina P. Mill. Stiff Dogwood USDA COFO |
Micmac Other, Smoke Plant Dried bark mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317 |
| Cornus glabrata Benth. Brown Dogwood USDA COGL3 |
Modesse Fiber, Basketry Long shoots used for some of the baskets. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 223 |
| Cornus glabrata Benth. Brown Dogwood USDA COGL3 |
Wintoon Fiber, Basketry Straight stems used for making baskets. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 264 |
| Cornus glabrata Benth. Brown Dogwood USDA COGL3 |
Yuki Fiber, Basketry Branches used to make coarse baskets. Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 92 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Green River Group Drug, Cathartic Plant used as a physic. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Green River Group Drug, Emetic Plant used as an emetic. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Green River Group Other, Toys & Games Wood used to make disks for gambling games. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
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 nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
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 nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
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 nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Karok Drug, Herbal Steam Boughs used in the fire of the sweathouse. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Karok Other, Good Luck Charm Plant used as a good luck charm. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Klallam Other, Toys & Games Wood used to make disks for gambling games. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Lummi Drug, Laxative Decoction of bark taken as a laxative. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Pomo, Kashaya Fiber, Furniture Long, slender branches used in making baby baskets. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 42 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Quileute 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 nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Quileute 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 nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Quileute 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 nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Quinault Other, Decorations Charcoal used for tattooing. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Saanich Other, Preservative Bark used to tan articles like cedar bark bailers. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 81 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Salish, Coast Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows and arrows. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 81 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Salish, Coast Other, Smoke Plant Bark occasionally mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 81 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Skagit Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Dry wood used to make foreshafts of salmon harpoons. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Skagit Other, Toys & Games Wood used to make disks for gambling games. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Snohomish Other, Cooking Tools Sticks used to pound brake ferns after roasting. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Thompson Drug, Blood Medicine Decoction of two bark strips and two cascara bark strips taken as a 'blood purifier.' Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 204 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of two bark strips and two cascara bark strips taken for ulcers. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 204 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of wood or bark taken for stomach trouble. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 461 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Thompson Drug, Psychological Aid Strained decoction of flower heads used to wash the skin for 'seven year itch.' Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 204 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Thompson Drug, Pulmonary Aid Decoction of two bark strips & two cascara bark strips taken to improve hunters lungs before hiking. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 204 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Thompson Dye, Black Bark & fir bark boiled into a black dye & used to dye bitter cherry bark for imbricating baskets. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 204 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Thompson Dye, Brown Bark boiled to make an intense brown dye & used to color bitter cherry bark for imbricating baskets. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 204 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Wood used to make bows. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496 |
| Cornus nuttallii Audubon ex Torr. & Gray Pacific Dogwood USDA CONU4 |
Thompson Other, Tools Wood used to make implement handles. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496 |
| Cornus obliqua Raf. Silky Dogwood USDA COOB9 |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of bark taken for dyspepsia. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 54 |
| Cornus obliqua Raf. Silky Dogwood USDA COOB9 |
Iroquois Other, Tools Branches used to stretch rat skins while drying. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 54 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Decoction of bark applied as poultice to cuts. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 405 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Iroquois Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Compound decoction taken, used as wash and poultice applied to swollen abdomen. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 406 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Compound poultice of bark applied to swollen legs after the birth of a baby. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 406 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Compound powder poultice 'put in bag, place penis in bag and tie around waist.' Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 406 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Iroquois Drug, Veterinary Aid Decoction of bark applied as poultice to cuts on horses. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 405 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Meskwaki Drug, Analgesic Infusion of bark held in mouth for neuralgia. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218, 219 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Meskwaki Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of bark used, especially for children, as an enema for flux. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218, 219 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Meskwaki Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of bark held in mouth for toothache. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218, 219 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Meskwaki Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of bark given, often to children, as an enema for flux. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218, 219 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant Smudged bark used to revive an unconscious patient. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218, 219 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Meskwaki Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of root used for consumption. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 218, 219 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Meskwaki Other, Smoke Plant Smoked at ceremonies. Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 272 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Ojibwa Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of bark used for flux. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 367 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Ojibwa Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Bark forced into the anus for piles. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 367 |