Taxaceae Taxus canadensis Marsh.

Canada Yew

Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 132

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Scientific name: Taxus canadensis Marsh.
USDA symbol: TACA7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canada Yew
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Infusion of young branches, alone or with other plants, used for stomachaches and irregular menses.

RECRD: 50277 id: 39577

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