Cupressaceae Thuja occidentalis L.

Eastern Arborvitae

Iroquois - Drug, Hunting Medicine

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 35

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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: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hunting Medicine
Notes: Branches, without fruit, used in the vapor baths by hunters.

RECRD: 50015 id: 39874

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