Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

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 270

View all documented uses for Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

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Scientific name: Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: TSHE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Moxa of twigs used to cauterize warts and moles.

RECRD: 96497 id: 41013

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