| • | Bark : | Used as a laxative [Cree 95]. , astringent and emetic [Ojibwa 88]. Steeped with tamarack bark for anemia [Ojibwa 85]. Chewed in ulcerated mouth [Malecite 65]. Shavings used as a poultice for sores or applied warm to swollen areas [Ojibwa 85]. Decoction of shavings used as wash for skin cancer, drunk for leukemia together with Salix sp., or for anemia with Prunus virginiana and Rubus idaeus [Ojibwa 85]. |
| • | Inner bark : | Tea used as an emetic, as a laxative, and in liver disorders [Algonquin 69]. Decoction to wash sore eyes [Cree 95]. Boiled to yield a red liquid used in skin troubles [Abenaki 67; Montagnais 71]. Decoction of Alnus incana and Viburnum acerifolium taken as an emetic [Ojibwa 47]. Used in diabetes [Cree 77, 82, 83]. |
| • | Twigs and stems : | Decoction of branches as wash for burns or sore mouth and decoction of stem used for ulcers or bleeding ulcers [Ojibwa 85]. |
| • | Roots : | Hemostatic [Ojibwa 87]. Decoction taken to ease labor in childbirth [Ojibwa 47]. Decoction made from equal parts of roots of Cornus alternifolia, Cornus sericea and Alnus incana used as a wash or compress to treat sore eyes [Ojibwa 47]. Tea used for blood stools as an astringent and coagulant [Ojibwa 87]. Bark scraped off the root and mixed with molasses for toothache [Algonquin 69]. |