Kalmia latifolia L.
Common names: Mountain Laurel
Species details (USDA):
USDA KALA
Documented uses
13 uses documented
Cherokee
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Taylor, Linda Averill,
1940,
Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes,
Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University,
pages 48)
Cherokee
Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 42)
Cherokee
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 42)
Cherokee
Drug, Disinfectant
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 42)
Cherokee
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 42)
Cherokee
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 42)
Cherokee
Drug, Panacea
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 42)
Cherokee
Other, Decorations
detail...
(Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey,
1975,
Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History,
Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co.,
pages 42)
Cree, Hudson Bay
Drug, Antidiarrheal
detail...
(Holmes, E.M.,
1884,
Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory,
The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304,
pages 303)
Cree, Hudson Bay
Drug, Poison
detail...
(Holmes, E.M.,
1884,
Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory,
The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304,
pages 303)
Mahuna
Drug, Dermatological Aid
detail...
(Romero, John Bruno,
1954,
The Botanical Lore of the California Indians,
New York. Vantage Press, Inc.,
pages 52)
Mahuna
Drug, Poison
detail...
(Romero, John Bruno,
1954,
The Botanical Lore of the California Indians,
New York. Vantage Press, Inc.,
pages 52)
Mahuna
Food, Forage
detail...
(Romero, John Bruno,
1954,
The Botanical Lore of the California Indians,
New York. Vantage Press, Inc.,
pages 52)