Pinaceae Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud.

Lodgepole Pine

Salish, Coast - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 69

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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: Salish, Coast
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Sap mixed with deer tallow and used for psoriasis and other diseases.

RECRD: 47424 id: 27451

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