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Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Costanoan Fiber, Basketry
Sprouts from burls 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 248
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Houma Drug, Blood Medicine
Scraped 'knees' or inner bark mixed with whiskey and taken as a blood purifier.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Houma Drug, Liver Aid
Infusion of inner bark in whiskey taken for jaundice and to purify the blood.
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 61
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Mendocino Indian Fiber, Building Material
Lumber used to construct houses.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 309
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Mendocino Indian Fiber, Canoe Material
Fallen logs formerly hollowed out by fire and used as canoes.
Chestnut, V. K., 1902, Plants Used by the Indians of Mendocino County, California, Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 7:295-408., page 309
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Pomo Drug, Ear Medicine
Poultice of heated leaves applied for earaches.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Pomo Drug, Stimulant
Gummy sap taken for rundown conditions.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Pomo Drug, Tonic
Infusion of gummy sap taken as a tonic.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Ear Medicine
Poultice of warmed, new foliage used for earaches.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 97
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Stimulant
Gummy sap and water taken as medicine for rundown condition.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 97
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Pomo, Kashaya Fiber, Building Material
Bark leaned together, in a circle, to make a house.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 97
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Toys & Games
Pieces of bark used by young girls to play dolls.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 97
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Tlingit Drug, Venereal Aid
Compound poultice of bark applied for syphilis.
Krause, Aurel, 1956, The Tlingit Indians. Translated by Erna Gunther, Seattle. University of Washington Press, page 283
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Tolowa Fiber, Building Material
Wood used for building materials.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 55
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Tolowa Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make canoes.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 55
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Yurok Fiber, Building Material
Wood used for building materials.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 55
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Yurok Fiber, Canoe Material
Wood used to make canoes.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 55
Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
Redwood
USDA SESE3
Yurok Other, Cash Crop
Wood used to make canoes and traded to the Karok.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 55