Solanaceae Nicotiana tabacum L.

Cultivated Tobacco

Hesquiat - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 76

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Scientific name: Nicotiana tabacum L.
USDA symbol: NITA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cultivated Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Chewed leaves used as a poultice or rubbed on bruises and cuts.

RECRD: 736 id: 23976

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