Santé et remèdes

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida subsp. florida). Uses: NOT EDIBLE (" is inedible and very bitter"). MEDICINAL- "Dogwood bark is best used as an ointment for ague, malaria (substitute for quinine), fever, pneumonia, colds, and similar complaints. Used for diarrhea. Externally, poulticed onto external ulcers and sores. Twigs used as chewing sticks, forerunners of the toothpick. It was sometimes used as a substitute when Peruvian bark could not be obtained." Site goes into formulas & dosages.