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Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Iroquois Drug, Hemostat
Infusion of bark taken for nose or mouth hemorrhages.
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, Oral Aid
Infusion of bark taken for nose or mouth hemorrhages.
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, Panacea
Bark smoked for every ailment.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 404
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Iroquois Drug, Psychological Aid
Compound decoction of bark taken for craziness.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 404
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Iroquois Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Compound infusion of bark taken for pain or congestion of the chest.
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, Sports Medicine
Decoction of bark taken by lacrosse players and runners to vomit.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 404
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Compound decoction taken to vomit during the initial stages of 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, Witchcraft Medicine
Compound of plant and dried snake's blood used as a 'witching medicine.'
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 Fiber, Basketry
Branches used to make baskets.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 95
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Jemez Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Tough branches used to make bows and arrows.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 22
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Karok Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Branches used for arrows with tips of western service berry wood.
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Kutenai 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
Kutenai 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
Kutenai Other, Tools
Wood used to make pelt stretchers.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Lakota Other, Smoke Plant
Bark mixed with tobacco and used for smoking.
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 44
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Lakota Other, Smoke Plant
Inner bark mixed with tobacco and smoked.
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 43
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Malecite Drug, Analgesic
Plants mixed with spikenard roots and smoked for headaches.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 248
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Malecite Drug, Eye Medicine
Plants chewed or soaked in warm water and used for sore eyes.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 248
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Malecite Drug, Respiratory Aid
Plants smoked and used for catarrh.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 248
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Malecite Drug, Throat Aid
Infusion of plants used as a gargle for sore throats.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 248
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Micmac Drug, Analgesic
Herb used for headache.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Micmac Drug, Eye Medicine
Herb used for sore eyes.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Micmac Drug, Respiratory Aid
Herb used for catarrh.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Micmac Drug, Throat Aid
Herb used for sore throat.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Montana Indian Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of bark used as a wash for ulcers.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 11
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Montana Indian Other, Ceremonial Items
Ribbons of inner bark roasted, mixed with tobacco and used for ceremonial or religious pipe smoking.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Montana Indian Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Branches twisted and used to make fishnets.
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Montana Indian Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Twisted branches used to make fish nets.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 11
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Montana Indian Other, Smoke Plant
Inner bark dried and mixed with tobacco as a substitute for kinnikinnick.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 11
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as a Mountain-top-way emetic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 35
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Emetic
Plant used as a Mountain-top-way emetic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 35
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 38
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Plant used as a ceremonial emetic.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 38
Cornus sericea ssp. sericea
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 ssp. sericea
Redosier Dogwood
USDA COSES
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Blood Medicine
Decoction of inner bark and chokecherry bark or alder bark taken to clear the blood.
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, Blood Medicine
Decoction of inner bark and chokecherry bark or alder bark taken to help circulation.
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, Blood Medicine
Decoction of inner bark and chokecherry or alder bark taken for the blood after childbirth.
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, Cold Remedy
Inner bark dried, mixed with kinnikinnick or tobacco and smoked for colds.
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, Cold Remedy
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, Contraceptive
Decoction of inner bark and other bark taken after childbirth to prevent frequent pregnancies.
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, Dermatological Aid
Berries rubbed into the scalp to prevent graying hair.
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, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of inner bark and chokecherry bark or alder bark taken for sores and rashes.
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, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of sticks taken for poison ivy rashes.
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, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of wood & bark used to wash skin, hair & scalp for dandruff, falling hair & itchy scalp.
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, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of wood, bark, cow parsnip roots and chokecherry wood and bark used for sores and scabs.
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, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of sticks taken in the sweathouse to cause vomiting for an upset stomach condition.
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, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of inner bark and chokecherry or alder bark taken to clean out the womb after childbirth.
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, Gynecological Aid
Poultice of inner bark applied to the back and belly to 'heal a woman's insides' after childbirth.
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, Heart Medicine
Infusion of inner cambium taken for 'heart conditions.'
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, Other
Decoction of inner bark and chokecherry bark or alder bark taken to heal the body.
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