Rosaceae Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi (Wenzig) C.L. Hitchc.

Gray's Mountainash

Heiltzuk - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 116

View all documented uses for Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi (Wenzig) C.L. Hitchc.

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Scientific name: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi (Wenzig) C.L. Hitchc.
USDA symbol: SOSIG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gray's Mountainash
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Heiltzuk
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Berries mashed and rubbed on the head for lice.

RECRD: 60971 id: 38581

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