Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Kwakiutl - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 266

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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: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Shredded bark used to cauterize sores and swellings.

RECRD: 96206 id: 40042

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