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Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush
USDA CACO17
Cherokee Drug, Poison
Infusion used 'to destroy your enemies.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 40
Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush
USDA CACO17
Chippewa Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of flower taken for colds.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362
Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush
USDA CACO17
Chippewa Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Simple or compound decoction of flowers used for paralysis.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362
Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush
USDA CACO17
Menominee Drug, Love Medicine
Herb secreted onto the person who is the object of the enamor, a love charm.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 81