Cupressaceae Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don

Western Redcedar

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 20

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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: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Decoction of boughs and three plants used for washing the skin and hair during sweatbathing. The three plants were Douglas fir boughs, rose branches and often a small quantity of stinging nettle.

RECRD: 12112 id: 40135

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