Pinaceae Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.

Sitka Spruce

Carrier, Southern - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 51, 52

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Scientific name: Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.
USDA symbol: PISI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sitka Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Carrier, Southern
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Gum from new shoots and small branches placed in the eyes for snowblindness.

RECRD: 91336 id: 27164

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