Search for Myricaceae found 75 matches:

Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion of leaves taken or crushed leaf perfume inhaled for headaches.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 149)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Cherokee Drug (Anthelmintic)
Infusion taken for round worms.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 58)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Chippewa Drug (Ceremonial Medicine)
Burned, dried leaves used as incense in religious ceremonies.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 127)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Chippewa Drug (Febrifuge)
Infusion of leaves taken for fevers.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 127)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Chippewa Drug (Unspecified)
Leaves used for medicine.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 127)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Delaware Drug (Blood Medicine)
Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder 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)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Delaware Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of plant used for blisters.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 35)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Delaware Drug (Pulmonary Aid)
Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder used to remove mucus from the lungs.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 35)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Delaware Drug (Urinary Aid)
Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder used for bladder inflammation.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 35)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Delaware Drug (Venereal Aid)
Infusion of plant, mallow root, elder flowers and dwarf elder used for scrofula.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 35)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Blood Medicine)
Infusion of plant taken as a blood purifier.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 29, 76)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of plant applied to blisters and leaves used for poison ivy rash.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 29, 76)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Expectorant)
Infusion of plant taken to help remove mucous from the lungs.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 29, 76)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Plant used for scrofula.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 29, 76)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Urinary Aid)
Complex compound containing plant used for bladder inflammation.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 29, 76)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Malecite Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of plant and yarrow used as a liniment for swelling.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 245)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Malecite Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Plants smoked and used for catarrh.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 248)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Menominee Drug (Adjuvant)
Plant used as a seasoner and potent medicine in childbirth.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 42)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Menominee Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Decoction of plants used as a potent medicine in childbirth.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 42)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Menominee Drug (Poison)
Compound containing leaves sprinkled on medicine to kill a hated person.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 42)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Menominee Drug (Tonic)
Compound decoction of root taken as a mild tonic.
Densmore, Francis 1932 Menominee Music. SI-BAE Bulletin #102 (p. 133)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Analgesic)
Root used for headache and inflammation.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 56)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Leaves used for sprains, swellings, poison ivy and inflammation.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 56)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Leaves used for swellings and poison ivy.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 58)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Leaves used for sprains.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 56)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Leaves used for sprains, swellings and poison ivy.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 58)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Leaves used for catarrh.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 56)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Respiratory Aid)
Leaves used for catarrh and poison ivy.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 58)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Stimulant)
Berries, bark and leaves used as an "exhilarant" and beverage.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 56)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Mohegan Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of leaves used as a wash for poison ivy.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1928 Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions. SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270 (p. 264)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Mohegan Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of leaves used as poison ivy lotion.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 74, 130)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion of leaves taken for flux and stomach cramps.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 375)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Infusion of leaves taken for stomach cramps and flux.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 375)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Decoction of leaves taken for stomach cramps and flux.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 375)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Penobscot Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of leaves rubbed on skin for poison ivy.
Speck, Frank G. 1917 Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians. Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321 (p. 309)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of leaves used for itch.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 65)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Shinnecock Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of leaves rubbed on the skin for itch.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey 1945 Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians. Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123 (p. 119)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Chippewa Food (Beverage)
Leaves used to make a hot, tea like beverage.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 127)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Ojibwa Food (Preservative)
Leaves used to line buckets when picking blueberries and cover them to prevent spoiling.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 420)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Chippewa Other (Incense & Fragrance)
Leaves used for perfume.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 127)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Chippewa Other (Tools)
Sprigs used to sprinkle water on the hot stones of the vapor bath.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 127)


Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Sweet Fern; Myricaceae
Potawatomi Other (Insecticide)
Leaves 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)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Choctaw Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of leaves and stems taken "during attacks of fever."
Bushnell, Jr., David I. 1909 The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. SI-BAE Bulletin #48 (p. 23)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Choctaw Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of leaves and stems taken for fevers.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 13)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Choctaw Drug (Throat Aid)
Decoction of roots used as a gargle for inflamed tonsils.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 13)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Houma Drug (Anthelmintic)
Decoction of leaves taken as a vermifuge.
Speck, Frank G. 1941 A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana. Primitive Man 14:49-75 (p. 56)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Koasati Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Decoction of roots given to children with stomachaches.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 13)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Koasati Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Decoction of roots given to children with stomachaches.
Taylor, Linda Averill 1940 Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes. Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University (p. 13)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Analgesic)
Roots used for headaches.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 58)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Hot poultice of pounded, water soaked roots applied to inflammations.
Wallis, Wilson D. 1922 Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians. American Anthropologist 24:24-30 (p. 30)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Roots used for inflammations.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 58)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Micmac Drug (Stimulant)
Berries, bark and leaves used as an exhilarant and beverage.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 58)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Seminole Drug (Analgesic)
Decoction of leaves taken for headaches.
Sturtevant, William 1954 The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Yale University, PhD Thesis (p. 282)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Seminole Drug (Febrifuge)
Decoction of leaves taken for fevers.
Sturtevant, William 1954 The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Yale University, PhD Thesis (p. 282)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Seminole Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Decoction of leaves taken for stomachaches.
Sturtevant, William 1954 The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Yale University, PhD Thesis (p. 282)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Seminole Drug (Love Medicine)
Decoction of wood ashes placed on the tongue to cleanse the body and strengthen the marriage.
Sturtevant, William 1954 The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Yale University, PhD Thesis (p. 250)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Houma Other (Lighting)
Berries boiled and wax used to make candles.
Speck, Frank G. 1941 A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana. Primitive Man 14:49-75 (p. 56)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Seminole Other (Cleaning Agent)
Plant used to make lye.
Sturtevant, William 1954 The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Yale University, PhD Thesis (p. 480)


Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Southern Bayberry; Myricaceae
Seminole Other (Smoke Plant)
Plant used as a tobacco substitute.
Sturtevant, William 1954 The Mikasuki Seminole: Medical Beliefs and Practices. Yale University, PhD Thesis (p. 480)


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)


Morella caroliniensis (P. Mill.) Small
Evergreen Bayberry; Myricaceae
Houma Other (Lighting)
Berries boiled and wax used to make candles.
Speck, Frank G. 1941 A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana. Primitive Man 14:49-75 (p. 56)


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)