Botanical name
|
Common name
|
Quality
|
Part used
|
Effect
|
Adiantum
aleuticum |
Maidenhair
fern |
Coughs,
asthma, pleurisy, gentle diuretic |
Green
leaves |
|
Aesculus
californica |
Buckeye |
Congestion |
Leaves |
Make into
tea |
Alnus
rhombifolia |
White
alder |
Circulation,
skin disorders |
Bark,
leaves |
Dry
bark, make into decoction for circulation. Use leaves
fresh--Parkinson wrote in 1640 that this has a cooling and drying
effect on skin, stays inflammation. |
Amelanchier
alnifolia |
Serviceberry |
Eye wash |
Green
inner bark |
Boil |
Aquilegia |
Columbine |
Arthritis,
biliousness and dizziness, diarrhea, sore throat |
Roots,
leaves |
Mash
roots and rub on aching joints. For biliousness and dizziness, boil
leaves and roots together and take in 1/2 cup doses several times a
day for a couple of days. Boil roots and drink tea for diarrhea.
Chew leaves for sore throat. |
Arctostaphylos
columbiana |
Hairy
manzanita |
Bronchitis,
poison oak |
Fruits,
leaves |
Make
fruits and leaves into tea for bronchitis. Fruits are made into tea
and used as wash on poison oak. |
Arctostaphylos
uva-ursi |
Kinnikinnik,
Bearberry |
Diuretic |
Leaves,
dried |
|
Asarum
caudatum |
Wild
Ginger |
Emetic,
cathartic, errhine, whooping cough, flatulence, indigestion, fever,
cold, heart condition, sweat lodge, expectorant. |
Rhizome,
dried; also roots |
Some say
it promotes sneezing, helpful for head colds. Make into tea. |
Ceanothus |
Blueblossom,
Wild lilac, Sweet bush, Buck brush |
Astringent,
tonic |
Bark and
roots |
|
Cercus
occidentalis |
Western
redbud |
Astringent |
Bark of
young shoots |
Use for
diarrhea, dysentery |
Clematis
ligusticifolia |
Virgin's
Bower |
Astringent |
Leaves |
Wash
wounds, treat skin diseases and cold sores. Called "herb of the
goat" by Spanish-Americans |
Cornus
sericea |
Red osier
dogwood |
Astringent,
slight stimulant |
Dried bark |
Fresh
bark will upset stomach |
Fragaria |
Wild
strawberries |
Diarrhea |
Root,
fruit and leaves |
Roots are
good for diarrhea. Fruit and leaves are laxative, diuretic and
astringent for skin. |
Heracleum
lanatum |
Cow
parsnip |
Rheumatism,
sore throat, toothache |
Roots |
Mash,
soak in water and use infusion as gargle or apply as poultice.
Native Peoples used pieces of roots inserted in tooth cavity for
toothache. |
Ledum
glandulosum |
Laborador
tea |
Tonic,
diaphoretic, pectoral, coughs, dyspepsia, dysentery, itch |
Leaves |
|
Mahonia |
Oregon
Grapes |
Tonic and
alterative, psoriasis, syphilis, impure blood conditions, acne |
Root,
leaves |
Root is
good for ulcers, sores, and as tonic. Chew fresh leaves for acne. |
Malus fusca |
Western
crabapple |
Laxative,
reduce stomach acidity |
Fruit,
juice |
|
Mimulus
guttatus |
Monkeyflower |
Astringent,
wounds |
Root,
leaves and stems |
Root is
astringent. Use raw leaves and stems as poultice for wounds. |
Oxalis |
Wood
sorrel |
Nausea,
mouth sores, poultice, urinary infections, scurvy, sore throat |
Leaves |
Chew
fresh leaves for nausea or mouth sores. Use fresh leaves for
poultice. Brew leaves as tea for urinary infections, scurvy and sore
throat--rich in vitamin C. |
Pinus
contorta |
Lodgepole
pine |
Bandage,
sore throat |
Pitch from
bark, buds |
Pitch
from bark is natural bandage. Chew raw buds for sore throat. |
Pinus
monticola |
Western
white pine |
Rheumatism,
kidney trouble, boils and coughs, stomach disorders |
Young
shoots, bark |
Boil
young shoots for rheumatism, kidney, boils and coughs. Bark is
boiled and made into decoction for stomach disorders. |
Populus
tremuloides |
Quaking
aspen |
Tonic,
diuretic, diarrhcea |
Dried bark |
|
Prunus
virginana |
Chokecherry |
Diarrhea,
nervousness |
Inner bark |
|
Quercus |
Oaks |
Skin
disorders |
Acorns |
Prepare
meal, allow to mold. Scrape mold off and store in damp place. Used
for boils, sores and other inflamations. |
Rhamnus
purshiana |
Cascara,
chittam |
Laxative,
cathartic, tonic |
Bark,
berries |
Long used
by Native Peoples who introduced early Spanish settlers to the
plant. The Spanish called it Cascara Sagrada or "sacred
bark." Natives would girdle the tree at two points three feet
apart and make verticle cuts between, then peel off bark and dry it.
For tonic, put small piece of bark in water for 12 hours, remove
bark and drink water. |
Rhus
glabra |
Smooth
sumac |
Poultice,
refrigerant, diuretic |
Leaves and
fruit |
Bruise
the leaves and fruit, apply poultice to skin for skin diseases |
Ribes
aureum, Ribes cereum |
Golden
currant, Red currant |
Antiscorbutic,
antiseptic, aperiant, refrigerant |
Fruit |
Do not
store in metal container! Will create deadly poison! Make jelly of
fruit and apply to burns. It will ease pain and prevent blisters if
applied immediately. |
Rosa
gymnocarpa, r. nutkana, pisocarpa, r. woodsii |
Bald-Hip,
Nootka, Pea-Fruit and Wood's Roses |
Arthritis,
dyspepsia |
Petals |
Make into
tea with peppermint, lemon peals and linden leaves |
Symphorocarpos
alba |
Snowberry |
Colds and
stomach-ache, laxative |
Roots,
fruit |
Pound
roots and steep for colds and stomach-ache. Fruit acts as laxative.
Caution: leaves are poison! |
Umbellularia
californica |
Oregon
myrtle, California bay |
Anesthetic,
headache |
Leaves and
seeds |
Oil from
leaves and seeds are anesthetic. Native peoples placed leaves on
head and covered for headache. If leaves are held under nose, it is
said to cause headache or sneezing! |
Vitis
californica |
Wild
grape |
Diarrhea,
hepatitis, stomach-ache, sore breast, external cuts |
Leaf |
Tea from
leaves good for diarrhea, hepatitis and stomach-ache. Poultice will
ease sore breasts and external cuts. |