Pinaceae Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Sugar Pine
Kawaiisu - Drug, Laxative
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 50
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Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
Scientific name: Pinus lambertiana Dougl.
USDA symbol: PILA (
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Common names: Sugar Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Dried sap powder eaten to loosen the bowels.
RECRD: 91475 id: 27760