Cupressaceae Juniperus communis L.

Common Juniper

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 18

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Scientific name: Juniperus communis L.
USDA symbol: JUCOD (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Infusion of bark and needles taken as a tonic before entering the sweathouse.

RECRD: 12086 id: 18498

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