Salicaceae Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.

Sitka Willow

Skagit - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 26

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Scientific name: Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.
USDA symbol: SASI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sitka Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Skagit
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of peeled bark taken as a tonic.

RECRD: 94437 id: 36106