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Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Abnaki Drug, Cold Remedy
Used for head colds.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
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
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Alaska Native Food, Beverage
Strongly, aromatic leaves used to make tea.
Heller, Christine A., 1953, Edible and Poisonous Plants of Alaska, University of Alaska, page 35
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of plant used for headaches.
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 214
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Infusion of plant 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 214
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Tonic
Infusion of plant used as a tonic.
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 214
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Unspecified
Leaves used to make tea and medicinal tea.
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 116
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Beverage
Leaves used to make tea and medicinal tea.
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 116
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Anticosti Drug, Unspecified
Infusion of plant used medicinally.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 68
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Anticosti Food, Beverage
Used to make tea.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 68
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of leaves taken for stomach pain.
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 63
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Bella Coola Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of leaves taken for stomach pain.
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 63
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Bella Coola Food, Beverage
Leaves boiled and used as a beverage.
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 205
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Chippewa Drug, Burn Dressing
Powder containing powdered root applied to burns.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid
Powder containing powdered root applied to ulcers.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Chippewa Food, Beverage
Leaves used to make a beverage.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 317
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of powdered leaf ointment applied to burns and scalds.
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 492
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree Drug, Diuretic
Infusion of leaves used as a diuretic.
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 493
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree Drug, Emetic
Used as an emetic.
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 484
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree Food, Beverage
Used to make tea.
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 484
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Analgesic
Infusion of flowering tops used for insect sting pain.
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Infusion of flowering tops used for rheumatism.
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Dermatological Aid
Boiled, powdered wood applied to chafed skin.
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of fresh, chewed leaves applied to wounds.
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Hudson Bay Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Infusion of flowering tops used for tender feet.
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Breast Treatment
Poultice of leaves applied to cracked nipples.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Burn Dressing
Decoction of plant used to wash burns before application of burn ointment.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of leaves and grease applied to burns.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of plant used as a wash for itchy skin, hand sores and chapped skin.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of leaves and fish oil applied to the umbilical scab.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid
Powdered leaves applied directly to a baby's skin for rashes in the skin folds.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Diuretic
Plant used as a diuretic.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid
Poultice of leaves and fish oil applied to the umbilical scab.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pediatric Aid
Powdered leaves applied directly to a baby's skin for rashes in the skin folds.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of plant and calamus used for whooping cough.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of plant used for pneumonia.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Cree, Woodlands Food, Beverage
Plant, with flower tops removed, used to make a tea.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 42
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Eskimo, Arctic Food, Beverage
Leaves dried and used as a substitute for tea.
Porsild, A.E., 1953, Edible Plants of the Arctic, Arctic 6:15-34, page 31
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Gitksan Drug, Diuretic
Decoction of leaves used as a diuretic and beverage.
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 63
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of leaves taken for colds.
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
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Dietary Aid
Decoction of leaves and small branches taken to increase the appetite.
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
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Haisla and Hanaksiala Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of leaves taken for tuberculosis.
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
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Haisla and 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
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Hesquiat Food, Beverage
Toasted, dried leaves brewed or steeped 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
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Iroquois Dye, Brown
Plant used as a dark brown dye for wool.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 96
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Kitasoo Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of dried leaves used for colds and other respiratory ailments.
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 333
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Kitasoo Drug, Respiratory Aid
Decoction of dried leaves used for colds and other respiratory ailments.
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 333
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Kitasoo Food, Beverage
Leaves used to make a beverage.
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 333
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Kwakiutl Drug, Narcotic
Leaves considered narcotic.
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
Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
Bog Labradortea
USDA LEGR
Kwakiutl, Southern Food, Beverage
Leaves used to make a hot, refreshing drink.
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 293