| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Ojibwa Other, Smoke Plant Bark used to make kinnikinnick for smoking. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 418 |
| Cornus racemosa Lam. Gray Dogwood USDA CORA6 |
Ojibwa Other, Smoke Plant Peeled, toasted, shredded twig bark used in the kinnikinnick or native smoking tobacco. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 399 |
| Cornus rugosa Lam. Roundleaf Dogwood USDA CORU |
Chippewa Other, Smoke Plant Used for smoking. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 377 |
| Cornus rugosa Lam. Roundleaf Dogwood USDA CORU |
Iroquois Drug, Cathartic Bark taken as a general cathartic or emetic. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 405 |
| Cornus rugosa Lam. Roundleaf Dogwood USDA CORU |
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 405 |
| Cornus rugosa Lam. Roundleaf Dogwood USDA CORU |
Iroquois Drug, Kidney Aid Compound decoction of roots taken for the kidneys. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 405 |
| Cornus rugosa Lam. Roundleaf Dogwood USDA CORU |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound infusion of smashed roots taken for tuberculosis. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 405 |
| Cornus sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of bark taken as an emetic for colds. Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303 |
| Cornus sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction of bark taken as an emetic for coughs. Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303 |
| Cornus sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Emetic Decoction of bark taken as an emetic for coughs, colds and fevers. Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303 |
| Cornus sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Febrifuge Decoction of bark taken as an emetic for fevers. Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303 |
| Cornus sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Ojibwa Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Bark smoked for various ceremonies. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 237 |
| Cornus sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified Bark used for medicinal purposes. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 237 |
| Cornus sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Anthelmintic Fruit considered a good 'tonic,' especially for intestinal worms. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of branches, wild rose and choke cherry branches taken for diarrhea. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Antiemetic Decoction of branches, wild rose and choke cherry branches taken for vomiting. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of branches taken for colds. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Panacea Plant used as a medicine for anything by the elderly. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of plant, squaw currant branches and fir or tamarack used as a baby bath. The decoction was used to bathe four to six month old babies four to six times over a period of several weeks. It was said to make the baby strong, bright and good natured. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Poison Sap used on arrowheads for the poisonous effect upon animals. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Strengthener Decoction of plant, squaw currant branches and fir or tamarack used as a baby bath. The decoction was used to bathe four to six month old babies four to six times over a period of several weeks. It was said to make the baby strong, bright and good natured. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Fiber, Furniture Branches used to make the bow at the top of a baby's cradle. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Food, Dessert Fruit eaten as dessert. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Food, Dried Food Berries and saskatoon berries smashed together, dried, rehydrated and eaten in the winter. The berries were also pounded with choke cherries, seeds and all and used for food. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Food, Fruit Bitter, seedy fruits eaten alone or mashed with dried, 'white' saskatoon berries. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Flexible branches used to make the frame of a cylindrical basketry trap. The frame was tied together with 'gray willow' rope. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Sap used on arrowheads for the poisonous effect upon animals. 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 sericea L. Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Twisted branches used to make gill nets. 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 sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
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 sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
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 sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
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 sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
Nitinaht Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. 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 103 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
Okanagon Food, Staple Berries used as a principle food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 238 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
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 sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
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 sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
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 sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
Sanpoil and Nespelem Food, Fruit Berries eaten fresh. Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 102 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
Spokan Food, Fruit Berries used for food. Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 343 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction of twigs taken by women after childbirth. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 461 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
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. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
Thompson Food, Unspecified Little, white drupes eaten occasionally. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 490 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis (Torr. & Gray) Fosberg Western Dogwood USDA COSEO |
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 |
Abnaki Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of bark and bark from two other plants used for eye pain. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 170 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Abnaki Drug, Eye Medicine Used for sore eyes. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Abnaki Other, Smoke Plant Bark used for smoking. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 159 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Abnaki Other, Smoke Plant Shredded bark used for smoking. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 170 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of bark shavings taken for colds. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Bark shavings used to stop bleeding. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Apache, White Mountain Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used in medicine ceremonies. Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 161 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Bella Coola Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of inner bark used for sties and other eye infections. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 203 |