Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco

Douglas Fir

Thompson - Drug, Oral Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 107

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Scientific name: Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco
USDA symbol: PSMEM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Douglas Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Peeled plant tops chewed, especially by young people at puberty, as a mouth freshener.

RECRD: 32191 id: 31210

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