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Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Abnaki Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of whole plant taken for side pains.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 170
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Abnaki Drug, Analgesic
Used for side pains.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Abnaki Food, Fruit
Fruits eaten for food.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 170
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cathartic
Infusion of leaves used as a cathartic 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 211
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Algonquin, Quebec Food, Snack Food
Berries used as a nibble food.
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 102
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of plant and other plants used for colds.
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 128
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Gynecological Aid
Plant mixed with other plants and used by women for stomachaches.
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 128
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Carrier, Northern Drug, Unspecified
Used as a medicine for unspecified malady.
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 62
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Carrier, Southern Drug, Eye Medicine
Strong decoction of plant, without berries, used as an eyewash.
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 62
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Chippewa Food, Fruit
Berries eaten raw.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 321
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Costanoan Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of inner bark used for fevers.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 24
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Cree, Woodlands Food, Snack Food
Fruit eaten as a fresh nibble.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 36
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Delaware Drug, Analgesic
Bark used for body pains.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 31
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug, Analgesic
Compound containing bark used for body pain.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 26, 74
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Eskimo, Alaska Food, Fruit
Gathered and mixed with other berries.
Anderson, J. P., 1939, Plants Used by the Eskimo of the Northern Bering Sea and Arctic Regions of Alaska, American Journal of Botany 26:714-16, page 715
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Dessert
Berries mashed, mixed with oolichan grease and eaten as a dessert.
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 234
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Dried Food
Berries dried for winter use.
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 234
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Hesquiat Food, Special Food
Raw berries eaten with dogfish oil by the elders of the village at a big feast.
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 63
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Hoh Drug, Tonic
Infusion of bitter bark used as a tonic.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Hoh Other, Ceremonial Items
Berries used in ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Hoh Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried and smoked.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of whole plant taken for coughs.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge
Decoction of whole plant taken for fevers.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Decoction of whole plant taken for tuberculosis.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 402
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Kwakiutl, Southern Food, Fruit
Pulpy berries extensively used for food.
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 281
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Makah Food, Fruit
Berries eaten fresh.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 43
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Malecite Drug, Anticonvulsive
Infusion of roots, leaves and berries used for fits.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 256
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Micmac Drug, Anticonvulsive
Berries, roots and leaves used for fits.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 56
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Montagnais Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Infusion of plant used as a medicine for paralysis.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 315
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Nitinaht Food, Fruit
Berries eaten fresh and raw.
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 102
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Ojibwa Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Infusion of root used for infant colic.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 366367
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Ojibwa Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of root used for infant colic.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 366367
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Paiute Drug, Eye Medicine
Mashed roots strained through a clean cloth & used as an eyewash for the removal of foreign objects.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 98
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Paiute Drug, Eye Medicine
Mashed roots strained through a clean cloth and used as an eyewash for eye soreness.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 98
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Potawatomi Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 98
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Quileute Drug, Tonic
Infusion of bitter bark used as a tonic.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Quileute Other, Ceremonial Items
Berries used in ceremonies.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Quileute Other, Smoke Plant
Leaves dried and smoked.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 66
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Salish Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 81
Cornus canadensis L.
Bunchberry Dogwood
USDA COCA13
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaf ash or powdered, toasted leaves sprinkled on sores.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 458
Cornus unalaschkensis Ledeb.
Western Cordilleran Bunchberry
USDA COUN
Bella Coola Food, Fruit
Ripe berries eaten with sugar and grease.
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 204
Cornus unalaschkensis Ledeb.
Western Cordilleran Bunchberry
USDA COUN
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Dessert
Berries mashed, mixed with oolichan grease and eaten as a dessert.
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 234
Cornus unalaschkensis Ledeb.
Western Cordilleran Bunchberry
USDA COUN
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Dried Food
Berries dried for winter use.
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 234
Cornus unalaschkensis Ledeb.
Western Cordilleran Bunchberry
USDA COUN
Kitasoo Food, Fruit
Fruit used for food.
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 331
Cornus unalaschkensis Ledeb.
Western Cordilleran Bunchberry
USDA COUN
Oweekeno Food, Forage
Berries eaten by bears.
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 93
Cornus unalaschkensis Ledeb.
Western Cordilleran Bunchberry
USDA COUN
Oweekeno Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
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 93