Cupressaceae Thuja excelsa

Cedar

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: Thuja excelsa
Common names: Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Tlingit
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Compound infusion of sprouts and bark taken for syphilis.

RECRD: 96152 id: 39836