Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.

Pacific Yew

Bella Coola - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

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 48

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Scientific name: Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
USDA symbol: TABR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Yew
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Decoction of branches with leaves taken 'for the lungs.'

RECRD: 95989 id: 39444

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