| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of inner bark alone or mixed with goose oil applied to babies for a chest cold. 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 96 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Unspecified Decoction of bark or entire branch used as a medicine. 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 96 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Okanagon Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of bark or leaves taken by women soon after childbirth. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Potawatomi Drug, Antidiarrheal Root bark used for diarrhea and flux, 'the most efficacious remedy.' Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 55 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Saanich Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Bark soaked in warm water and taken to induce vomiting to clean out the stomach. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Saanich Drug, Respiratory Aid Bark soaked in warm water and taken to induce vomiting for improved breathing. 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 sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Snohomish Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of bark used for sore eyes. Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 42 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid Decoction of bark or leaves taken by women soon after childbirth. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 42 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark used to make a skin wash. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Febrifuge Bark used for fevers. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
| Cornus sericea ssp. sericea Redosier Dogwood USDA COSES |
Wet'suwet'en Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy Bark used for postpartum hemorrhaging. Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152 |
| Cornus sp. Willow |
Alabama Drug, Antidiarrheal Decoction of inner bark taken for dysentery. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 46 |
| Coronilla varia L. Purple Crownvetch USDA COVA2 |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Decoction of bark taken as an emetic. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 31 |
| Corylus americana Walt. American Hazelnut USDA COAM3 |
Cherokee Drug, Dermatological Aid Infusion of scraped bark taken for hives. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Corylus americana Walt. American Hazelnut USDA COAM3 |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Compound of inner bark taken 'to vomit bile.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Corylus americana Walt. American Hazelnut USDA COAM3 |
Cherokee Drug, Emetic Decoction of inner bark taken to induce vomiting when unable to retain food. Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 16 |
| Corylus americana Walt. American Hazelnut USDA COAM3 |
Menominee Drug, Adjuvant Inner bark used 'with other herbs as a binder to cement the virtues of all.' Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 26 |
| Corylus americana Walt. American Hazelnut USDA COAM3 |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled bark applied to help close and heal cuts. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 359 |
| Corylus cornuta Marsh. Beaked Hazelnut USDA COCOC2 |
Abnaki Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of bark and bark from two other plants used for eye pain. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 165 |
| Corylus cornuta Marsh. Beaked Hazelnut USDA COCOC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Emetic Compound decoction of bark taken to vomit. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 298 |
| Corylus cornuta Marsh. Beaked Hazelnut USDA COCOC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Pediatric Aid Decoction of bark given to children for teething. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 298 |
| Corylus cornuta Marsh. Beaked Hazelnut USDA COCOC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Psychological Aid Compound decoction of bark used as a wash for loneliness. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 298 |
| Corylus cornuta Marsh. Beaked Hazelnut USDA COCOC2 |
Iroquois Drug, Toothache Remedy Decoction of bark given to children for teething. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 298 |
| Corylus cornuta var. cornuta Beaked Hazelnut USDA COCOC2 |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of boiled bark applied to help close and heal cuts. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 359 |
| Corylus cornuta var. cornuta Beaked Hazelnut USDA COCOC2 |
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid Inner bark used as an astringent. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 44 |
| Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik. Pear Hawthorn USDA CRCA |
Meskwaki Drug, Stimulant Infusion of root bark used in cases of 'general debility.' Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 241 |
| Crataegus douglasii Lindl. Black Hawthorn USDA CRDOD |
Okanagon Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of sapwood, bark and roots taken as a stomach medicine. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Crataegus douglasii Lindl. Black Hawthorn USDA CRDOD |
Thompson Drug, Antidiarrheal Infusion of bark taken for diarrhea and dysentery. 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 258 |
| Crataegus douglasii Lindl. Black Hawthorn USDA CRDOD |
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of sap, bark, wood or root taken as stomach medicine. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 457 |
| Crataegus douglasii Lindl. Black Hawthorn USDA CRDOD |
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of sapwood, bark and roots taken as a stomach medicine. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 40 |
| Crataegus punctata Jacq. Dotted Hawthorn USDA CRPU |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction of shoots and bark taken to stop menstrual flow. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 351 |
| Crataegus sp. |
Ojibwa Drug, Gynecological Aid Fruit and bark used to make a medicine for women only. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 384 |
| Crataegus spathulata Michx. Littlehip Hawthorn USDA CRSP |
Cherokee Drug, Heart Medicine Infusion of bark taken for good circulation. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Crataegus spathulata Michx. Littlehip Hawthorn USDA CRSP |
Cherokee Drug, Preventive Medicine Infusion of bark taken 'to prevent current spasms.' Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 37 |
| Curcuma longa L. Common Turmeric USDA CULO |
Hawaiian Drug, Nose Medicine Bark and other plants pounded, squeezed and the resulting liquid taken for nose odors. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 33 |
| Curcuma longa L. Common Turmeric USDA CULO |
Hawaiian Drug, Oral Aid Bark and other plants pounded, squeezed and the resulting liquid used to gargle. Akana, Akaiko, 1922, Hawaiian Herbs of Medicinal Value, Honolulu: Pacific Book House, page 33 |
| Daphne mezereum L. Paradise Plant USDA DAME3 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Root bark used for nocturnal, venereal disease pains. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
| Daphne mezereum L. Paradise Plant USDA DAME3 |
Cherokee Drug, Analgesic Root bark used for venereal disease pains. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
| Daphne mezereum L. Paradise Plant USDA DAME3 |
Cherokee Drug, Venereal Aid Root bark used for venereal disease pains. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 32 |
| Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. Northern Bush Honeysuckle USDA DILO |
Chippewa Drug, Eye Medicine Infusion of bark used as an eyewash. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 141 |
| Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. Northern Bush Honeysuckle USDA DILO |
Chippewa Drug, Laxative Infusion of bark taken for constipation. Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 141 |
| Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. Northern Bush Honeysuckle USDA DILO |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Compound decoction of bark and plants taken for prolapsus of the uterus. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
| Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. Northern Bush Honeysuckle USDA DILO |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Compound decoction of bark and plants taken by old men who cannot retain urine. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 442 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Bark chewed for heartburn. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Cherokee Drug, Liver Aid Cold infusion of bark taken for bile and liver. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 49 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Rappahannock Drug, Oral Aid Infusion of inner bark used as a wash for thrash. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 25 |
| Diospyros virginiana L. Common Persimmon USDA DIVI5 |
Rappahannock Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of north side bark taken for sore throat. Speck, Frank G., R.B. Hassrick and E.S. Carpenter, 1942, Rappahannock Herbals, Folk-Lore and Science of Cures, Proceedings of the Delaware County Institute of Science 10:7-55., page 25 |
| Dirca palustris L. Eastern Leatherwood USDA DIPA9 |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Laxative Infusion of inner bark taken as a laxative 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 202 |
| Dirca palustris L. Eastern Leatherwood USDA DIPA9 |
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic Compound infusion of bark and roots taken for back pains. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 388 |
| Dirca palustris L. Eastern Leatherwood USDA DIPA9 |
Iroquois Drug, Cathartic Bark and wood used as a strong purgative. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 50 |