Betulaceae Alnus rubra Bong.

Red Alder

Hesquiat - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

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 62

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Scientific name: Alnus rubra Bong.
USDA symbol: ALRU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Alder
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of bark used to make a medicine for tuberculosis.

RECRD: 630 id: 2507

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