Cupressaceae Thuja occidentalis L.

Eastern Arborvitae

Abnaki - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155

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Scientific name: Thuja occidentalis L.
USDA symbol: THOC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Arborvitae
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Used for swellings.

RECRD: 50343 id: 39838

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