Pinaceae Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
Lodgepole Pine
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 28
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Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
Scientific name: Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.
USDA symbol: PICOC (
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Common names: Lodgepole Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Cambium layer eaten for stomach troubles such as ulcers.
RECRD: 12164 id: 27435