Cupressaceae Juniperus sp.

Juniper Wood

Apache, Western - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

Use documented by:
Buskirk, Winfred, 1986, The Western Apache: Living With the Land Before 1950, Norman. University of Oklahoma Press, page 187

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Scientific name: Juniperus sp.
Common names: Juniper Wood
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Poultice of heated, wrapped branches applied to pneumonia patients' backs.

RECRD: 40840 id: 19073