Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng.
Common names: Scarlet Indian Paintbrush
Species details (USDA):
USDA CACO17
Documented uses
4 uses documented
Cherokee
Drug, Poison
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 40)
Chippewa
Drug, Cold Remedy
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 362)
Chippewa
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 362)
Menominee
Drug, Love Medicine
detail...
(Smith, Huron H.,
1923,
Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians,
Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174,
pages 81)