Pinaceae Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.

Sitka Spruce

Hesquiat - Drug, Analgesic

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 41

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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: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Boughs used to scrub skin, until it bled, for aches and pains.

RECRD: 544 id: 27188

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