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Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Abnaki Drug, Cold Remedy
Used for head colds.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Abnaki Drug, Nose Medicine
Powdered leaves mixed with bark from another plant and used as snuff for nasal inflammation.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 170
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cold Remedy
Singed, crushed leaves used like snuff 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 215
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
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 215
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Analgesic
Leaves boiled and used for headaches.
Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 129
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Poison
Infusion of leaves taken in great quantities caused death.
Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 129
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of twigs with leaves and flowers taken for bowel complaints.
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Tonic
Decoction of twigs with leaves and flowers taken as a tonic.
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Malecite Drug, Dermatological Aid
Salve of pounded, fresh plant used for swellings.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 244
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Malecite Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Salve of pounded, fresh plant used for sprains.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 244
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Micmac Drug, Analgesic
Herb used for pain, swellings and sprains.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 57
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Micmac Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of crushed leaves bound to head for headache.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 316
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Herb used for swellings, pain and sprains.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 57
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Micmac Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Herb used for sprains, pain and swellings.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 57
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Micmac Drug, Panacea
Infusion of leaves considered valuable as a 'non-specific remedy.'
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 316
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Micmac Drug, Poison
Plant considered very poisonous.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 316
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Montagnais Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of leaves taken sparingly for backache.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Montagnais Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of leaves taken sparingly for colds.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Montagnais Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of leaves taken, poisonous if too strong, for stomach complaints.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Montagnais Drug, Poison
Leaves considered poisonous.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Penobscot Drug, Analgesic
Compound poultice of plant used on cuts made in painful area to treat pain.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311
Kalmia angustifolia L.
Sheep Laurel
USDA KAAN
Penobscot Drug, Panacea
Compound poultice of plant applied 'for all kinds of trouble.'
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 311
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of leaves put on scratches made over location of the pain.
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 48
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
'Bristly edges of ten to twelve leaves' rubbed over skin for rheumatism.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Crushed leaves used to 'rub brier scratches.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Cherokee Drug, Disinfectant
Infusion used as a wash 'to get rid of pests' and as a liniment.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid
'Leaf ooze rubbed into scratched skin of ball players to prevent cramps.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Cherokee Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Compound used as liniment.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Cherokee Drug, Panacea
Leaf salve used 'for healing.'
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Cherokee Other, Decorations
Wood used to carve.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 42
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of leaves taken for diarrhea.
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Mahuna Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used as a body deodorizer.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 52
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Mahuna Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 52
Kalmia latifolia L.
Mountain Laurel
USDA KALA
Mahuna Food, Forage
Plants eaten by deer.
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 52
Kalmia microphylla (Hook.) Heller
Alpine Laurel
USDA KAMI
Hanaksiala Food, Beverage
Leaves used to make tea.
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 241
Kalmia microphylla (Hook.) Heller
Alpine Laurel
USDA KAMI
Hanaksiala Food, Beverage
Leaves used to make tea.
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 241
Kalmia microphylla (Hook.) Heller
Alpine Laurel
USDA KAMI
Kwakwaka'wakw Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of leaves used for vomiting and spitting blood.
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 241
Kalmia microphylla (Hook.) Heller
Alpine Laurel
USDA KAMI
Kwakwaka'wakw Drug, Antiemetic
Decoction of leaves used for vomiting.
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 241
Kalmia microphylla (Hook.) Heller
Alpine Laurel
USDA KAMI
Kwakwaka'wakw Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of leaves used for spitting blood.
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 241
Kalmia microphylla (Hook.) Heller
Alpine Laurel
USDA KAMI
Kwakwaka'wakw Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of leaves used for vomiting and spitting blood.
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 241
Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Bog Laurel
USDA KAPO
Gosiute Drug, Unspecified
Leaves used as medicine.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 373
Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Bog Laurel
USDA KAPO
Hesquiat Drug, Poison
Leaves could be poisonous and should never be used to make tea.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 65
Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Bog Laurel
USDA KAPO
Kwakiutl Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of leaves taken for 'spitting of blood.'
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 380
Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Bog Laurel
USDA KAPO
Kwakiutl Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of leaves taken for blood spitting.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 283
Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Bog Laurel
USDA KAPO
Kwakiutl Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Decoction of leaves taken for spitting of blood.
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 380
Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Bog Laurel
USDA KAPO
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of leaves used as a wash for open sores and wounds that do not heal.
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 382
Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Bog Laurel
USDA KAPO
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of leaves used as a wash for open sores and wounds.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 283
Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Bog Laurel
USDA KAPO
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of leaves used as wash for open sores and wounds that do not heal.
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 380
Kalmia polifolia Wangenh.
Bog Laurel
USDA KAPO
Thompson Drug, Unspecified
Decoction of plant used medicinally.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 465