Search for Myrica found 15 matches:
Myrica gale L.
Sweetgale; Myricaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Diuretic)
Decoction of pounded branches taken as a diuretic and for gonorrhea.
Smith, Harlan I. 1929 Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68 (p. 55)
Myrica gale L.
Sweetgale; Myricaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Venereal Aid)
Decoction of pounded branches taken for gonorrhea and as a diuretic.
Smith, Harlan I. 1929 Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia. National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68 (p. 55)
Myrica gale L.
Sweetgale; Myricaceae
Bella Coola Drug (Venereal Aid)
Infusion of pounded branches and fruits taken as a diuretic for gonorrhea.
Turner, Nancy J. 1973 The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia. Syesis 6:193-220 (p. 206)
Myrica gale L.
Sweetgale; Myricaceae
Potawatomi Food (Preservative)
Plant used to line the blueberry pail to keep the berries from spoiling.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 121)
Myrica gale L.
Sweetgale; Myricaceae
Ojibwa Dye (Brown)
In the fall, the branch tips grow into an abortive scale and boiled to yield a brown dye stuff.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 425)
Myrica gale L.
Sweetgale; Myricaceae
Ojibwa Dye (Yellow)
Seeds boiled to obtain a yellow dye.
Jenness, Diamond 1935 The Ojibwa Indians of Parry Island, Their Social and Religious Life. National Museums of Canada Bulletin #78, Anthropological Series #17 (p. 114)
Myrica gale L.
Sweetgale; Myricaceae
Cree, Woodlands Other (Hunting & Fishing Item)
Pistillate catkins used as an ingredient in lures.
Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 46)
Myrica gale L.
Sweetgale; Myricaceae
Potawatomi Other (Insecticide)
Plant thrown onto the fire to make a smudge and keep away mosquitoes.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 121)
Myrica sp.
Sweet Bay; Myricaceae
Creek Drug (Emetic)
Compound decoction of leaves taken after a burial as an emetic before eating.
Swanton, John R 1928 Religious Beliefs and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #42:473-672 (p. 664)
Myrica sp.
Bayberry; Myricaceae
Delaware Drug (Blood Medicine)
Bark used as a blood purifier.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 35)
Myrica sp.
Bayberry; Myricaceae
Delaware Drug (Kidney Aid)
Bark used for kidney troubles.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 35)
Myrica sp.
Bayberry; Myricaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Blood Medicine)
Bark used as a blood purifier.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 29, 76)
Myrica sp.
Bayberry; Myricaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Compound containing root taken for "female generative organs."
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 29, 76)
Myrica sp.
Bayberry; Myricaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Kidney Aid)
Bark used for "kidney trouble."
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 29, 76)
Myrica sp.
Bayberry; Myricaceae
Mohegan Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion of bark taken for kidney disorders.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 74, 130)