Pinaceae Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.

Lodgepole Pine

Gitksan - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

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 49, 50

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Scientific name: Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
USDA symbol: PICOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lodgepole Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Gitksan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of inner bark taken for consumption and gonorrhea.

RECRD: 91382 id: 27420