Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Bella Coola - Drug, Respiratory Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197

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Scientific name: Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
USDA symbol: THPL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Redcedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Respiratory Aid
Notes: Poultice of pounded bough tips and eulachon grease applied to the back and chest for bronchitis.

RECRD: 47746 id: 39937

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