Taxaceae Torreya californica Torr.

California Nutmeg

Pomo - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11

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Scientific name: Torreya californica Torr.
USDA symbol: TOCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Nutmeg
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Pomo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of nuts taken for tuberculosis.

RECRD: 96271 id: 40411

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