Rosaceae Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis

Sitka Mountainash

Bella Coola - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)

Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 59

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Scientific name: Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis
USDA symbol: SOSIS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sitka Mountainash
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Decoction of root bark or stem bark taken or used as bath for rheumatism.

RECRD: 93029 id: 38583

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