Ericaceae Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don
Pink Mountainheath
Thompson - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 215
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Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don
Scientific name: Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don
USDA symbol: PHEM (
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Common names: Pink Mountainheath
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of plant taken over a period of time for tuberculosis and spitting up blood.
RECRD: 33009 id: 26644