Taxodiaceae Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.

Redwood

Tlingit - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Krause, Aurel, 1956, The Tlingit Indians. Translated by Erna Gunther, Seattle. University of Washington Press, page 283

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Scientific name: Sequoia sempervirens (Lamb. ex D. Don) Endl.
USDA symbol: SESE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Redwood
Family: Taxodiaceae
Family (APG): Taxodiaceae
Native American Tribe: Tlingit
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Compound poultice of bark applied for syphilis.

RECRD: 95988 id: 37741

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