| 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 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Bella Coola Other, Cooking Tools Branches used for barbecue racks. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 203 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of bark taken for chest colds. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 71 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Drug, Liver Aid Infusion of cambium taken for liver troubles and related disorders. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 66 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Drug, Poison Chewed berry spittle used on arrow points and musket balls to cause infections in the wound. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 84 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Food, Fruit Berries eaten ripe. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 102 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Food, Snack Food Berries and saskatoon berries used as a favorite snack reserved for men. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 100 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Other, Ceremonial Items Plant mixed with tobacco, kinnikinnick or dried cambium and used in all religious bundles. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 14 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Other, Smoke Plant Dried cambium greased, crushed and mixed with smoking tobacco. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 102 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark used in the tobacco mixture. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 49 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Other, Smoking Tools Stems used to make pipe stems and tamps. Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 111 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Other, Toys & Games Bark used to cover a circle of split beaver teeth and used as a gambling wheel. Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 49 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Blackfoot Other, Toys & Games Bark used to cover split beaver teeth for gambling wheels. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Carrier Drug, Analgesic Poultice of water soaked, inner bark applied with warmed ashes as a pain killer. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 71 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Carrier Drug, Pulmonary Aid Bark scraped, mixed with tobacco and smoked for lung sickness. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 71 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound decoction of bark taken for body sores. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Orthopedic Aid Compound decoction of bark taken for weakness or paralysis. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Carrier, Northern Drug, Stimulant Compound decoction of bark taken for constitutional weakness. Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 62 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cheyenne Other, Ceremonial Items Plant smoked ceremonially. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 23 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cheyenne Other, Hunting & Fishing Item Branches used to make arrows. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cheyenne Other, Smoke Plant Bark mixed with dried kinnikinnick leaves and used for pipe smoking. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 25 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cheyenne Other, Smoke Plant Dried, pulverized under bark mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 183 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cheyenne Other, Smoke Plant Inner bark mixed with skunkbush leaves in the absence of tobacco and smoked. Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 14 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of bark taken for diarrhea. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 138 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of bark taken for eruptions caused by poison ivy. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 138 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Drug, Eye Medicine Compound decoction of root used as a wash or compress for sore eyes. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Dye, Black Used with grindstone dust or black earth to make a black dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 372 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Dye, Red Inner bark boiled, cedar ashes added and used to make a red dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 370 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Dye, Red Outer bark boiled, cedar ashes added and used to make a red dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 370 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Chippewa Dye, Yellow Used with bloodroot and wild plum to make a yellow dye. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 374 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Costanoan Dye, Unspecified Decoction of inner bark used as a dye. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 252 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Costanoan Fiber, Basketry Stems used in basketry. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 252 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree Other, Smoke Plant Bark mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Beardsley, Gretchen, 1941, Notes on Cree Medicines, Based on Collections Made by I. Cowie in 1892., Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 28:483-496, page 485 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Eye Medicine Fruit or pith used to make a wash for snow blindness. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 36 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Eye Medicine Pith used for cataracts. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 36 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Woodlands Dye, Brown Infusion of outer bark used to color leather from tan to brown. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 36 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Basketry Stem used as a birch bark basket rim. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 36 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Cree, Woodlands Other, Smoke Plant Dried inner bark pulverized, mixed with tobacco and used for smoking. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 36 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Crow Other, Fasteners Branches used to make tipi stakes and pins. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Crow Other, Musical Instrument Branches used to make drumsticks. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Crow Other, Tools Branches used to make forks for sweatlodge rocks. Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 21 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Dakota 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 |
Flathead 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 |