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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