| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Okanagan-Colville Food, Beverage Leaves used to make tea. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 102 |
| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Okanagon Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered, burned wood and grease applied to swellings. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Okanagon Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of bark taken as a stomach remedy. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Skokomish Drug, Cold Remedy Decoction of buds taken for colds. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 43 |
| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Skokomish Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed buds applied to cuts. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 43 |
| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Skokomish Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Chewed buds eaten for an ulcerated stomach. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 43 |
| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Skokomish Drug, Throat Aid Decoction of buds taken for sore throats. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 43 |
| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of powdered, burned wood and grease applied to swellings. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid Wood ash mixed with grease and used as a salve for swellings. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 460 |
| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of bark taken as a stomach remedy. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Thompson Food, Preservative Branches used in bottoms of berry baskets and on top of the berries to keep them fresh. Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 216 |
| Rhododendron albiflorum Hook. Cascade Azalea USDA RHALA |
Thompson Other, Incense & Fragrance Used as a scent. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502 |
| Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. Flame Azalea USDA RHCA4 |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Peeled and boiled twig rubbed on rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. Flame Azalea USDA RHCA4 |
Cherokee Drug, Gynecological Aid Infusion taken by women. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. Flame Azalea USDA RHCA4 |
Cherokee Food, Unspecified Fungus 'apple' formed on the stem eaten to appease thirst. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. Flame Azalea USDA RHCA4 |
Cherokee Other, Decorations Flowers used to decorate the home. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 24 |
| Rhododendron macrophyllum D. Don ex G. Don Pacific Rhododendron USDA RHMA3 |
Karok Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Plant used in the luck-getting ceremony of the sweathouse. Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387 |
| Rhododendron macrophyllum D. Don ex G. Don Pacific Rhododendron USDA RHMA3 |
Pomo Other, Decorations Flowers used for dance wreaths. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
| Rhododendron macrophyllum D. Don ex G. Don Pacific Rhododendron USDA RHMA3 |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items Flowers used in dance wreathes at the Strawberry Festival. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 98 |
| Rhododendron maximum L. Great Laurel USDA RHMA4 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Compound used as liniment for pains and poultice of leaves used for headache. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Rhododendron maximum L. Great Laurel USDA RHMA4 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Infusion of leaves put on scratches made over the location of the pain. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 49 |
| Rhododendron maximum L. Great Laurel USDA RHMA4 |
Cherokee Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Compound decoction of leaf taken for rheumatism. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Rhododendron maximum L. Great Laurel USDA RHMA4 |
Cherokee Drug, Ceremonial Medicine 'Throw clumps of leaves into a fire and dance around it to bring cold weather.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Rhododendron maximum L. Great Laurel USDA RHMA4 |
Cherokee Drug, Heart Medicine Infusion of leaf taken for heart trouble. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Rhododendron maximum L. Great Laurel USDA RHMA4 |
Cherokee Drug, Other Decoction of leaves rubbed into scratches made on legs as preliminary treatment. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 49 |
| Rhododendron maximum L. Great Laurel USDA RHMA4 |
Cherokee Other, Cooking Tools Wood used to make spoons. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Rhododendron maximum L. Great Laurel USDA RHMA4 |
Cherokee Other, Decorations Wood used to carve. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Rhododendron maximum L. Great Laurel USDA RHMA4 |
Cherokee Other, Smoking Tools Wood used to make pipes. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 52 |
| Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & Gray ex Torr.) Gray Western Azalea USDA RHOCO |
Pomo Other, Decorations Flowers used for dance wreaths. Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 14 |
| Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & Gray ex Torr.) Gray Western Azalea USDA RHOCO |
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Ceremonial Items Flowers used in dance wreathes at the Strawberry Festival. Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 21 |
| Rhododendron occidentale var. occidentale Western Azalea USDA RHOCO |
Modesse Drug, Antidote Used for poisoning. Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 224 |