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Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Panacea
Decoction of inner bark and chokecherry bark or alder bark taken for any kind of sickness.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid
Poultice of inner bark alone or mixed with goose oil applied to babies for a chest cold.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Unspecified
Decoction of bark or entire branch used as a medicine.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Building Material
Large limbs used as frame poles.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Fiber, Cordage
Bark twisted into rope and used to lash fish traps, raised caches and other structures.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Food, Forage
Berries eaten by black bears.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Food, Fruit
Berries pounded, mixed with chokecherries or saskatoon berries or boiled and eaten alone.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Other, Cooking Tools
Branches used to make spatulas.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Branches used to make fish traps.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Other, Preservative
Old branches used in smoking hides.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Other, Smoke Plant
Inner bark dried, mixed with kinnikinnick or tobacco and smoked.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 96
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagon Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of bark or leaves taken by women soon after childbirth.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagon Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves mixed with other plant leaves and smoked.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Omaha 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
Oweekeno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Branches used to make arrows.
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 92
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Oweekeno Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make fishing hooks and salmon tethering poles.
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 92
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Oweekeno Other, Tools
Stems used to make drying frames for beaver skins.
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 92
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Paiute Fiber, Furniture
Wood used for cradle board frames.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 98
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Ponca 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
Potawatomi Drug, Antidiarrheal
Root bark used for diarrhea and flux, 'the most efficacious remedy.'
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 55
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Potawatomi Other, Smoke Plant
Toasted, shredded bark used as kinnikinnick or smoking material.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 118
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Saanich Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Bark soaked in warm water and taken to induce vomiting to clean out the stomach.
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 sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Saanich Drug, Respiratory Aid
Bark soaked in warm water and taken to induce vomiting for improved breathing.
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 sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Shuswap Drug, Kidney Aid
Plant used for weak kidneys.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Shuswap Drug, Pediatric Aid
Plant used for children for bedwetting.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Shuswap Drug, Urinary Aid
Plant used for children for bedwetting.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Shuswap Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Shuswap Food, Preservative
Used with narrow leaf cottonwood to smoke salmon.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Shuswap Food, Spice
Scraped wood, tasted like salt, used for barbecuing meat.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Shuswap Other, Cooking Tools
Sticks used to skewer a salmon flat for proper drying.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Shuswap Other, Smoke Plant
Scraped bark used with tobacco.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Snohomish Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of bark used for sore eyes.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of bark or leaves taken by women soon after childbirth.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid
Simple or compound decoction of various plant parts taken after childbirth.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 475
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Thompson Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves mixed with other plant leaves and smoked.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 39
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Thompson Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves occasionally smoked as tobacco.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 495
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Washo Fiber, Basketry
Twigs used for the foundation of baskets.
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
Washo Other, Designs
Bark used for the patterns in baskets.
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
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Dermatological Aid
Bark used to make a skin wash.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Febrifuge
Bark used for fevers.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy
Bark used for postpartum hemorrhaging.
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152