Cupressaceae Thuja occidentalis L.
Eastern Arborvitae
Menominee - Drug, Diaphoretic
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 46
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Thuja occidentalis L.
Scientific name: Thuja occidentalis L.
USDA symbol: THOC2 (
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Common names: Eastern Arborvitae
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diaphoretic
Notes: Plant used in the sudatory.
RECRD: 96174 id: 39893