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Menziesia ferruginea Sm.
Rusty Menziesia
USDA MEFE
Hesquiat Drug, Oral Aid
Nectar sucked from flowers to sweeten the mouth.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 65
Menziesia ferruginea Sm.
Rusty Menziesia
USDA MEFE
Kwakiutl Drug, Analgesic
Leaves chewed for heart pain.
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
Menziesia ferruginea Sm.
Rusty Menziesia
USDA MEFE
Kwakiutl Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of heated leaves applied to sores and swellings.
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
Menziesia ferruginea Sm.
Rusty Menziesia
USDA MEFE
Kwakiutl Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Leaves chewed for stomach troubles.
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
Menziesia ferruginea Sm.
Rusty Menziesia
USDA MEFE
Kwakiutl Drug, Heart Medicine
Leaves chewed for heart pain.
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
Menziesia ferruginea Sm.
Rusty Menziesia
USDA MEFE
Nitinaht Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Bark used to counteract evil spells and doctor remedies.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 107
Menziesia ferruginea Sm.
Rusty Menziesia
USDA MEFE
Nitinaht Other, Toys & Games
Forked branches used by children to make sling shots.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 107
Menziesia ferruginea Sm.
Rusty Menziesia
USDA MEFE
Quileute Fiber, Canoe Material
Twigs woven together with cedar bark and used for grills on the bottom of canoes.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 43
Menziesia ferruginea Sm.
Rusty Menziesia
USDA MEFE
Quinault Drug, Love Medicine
Forked twig waved in the air by a woman to make a man fall in love with her.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 43