Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Kwakiutl - Drug, Gynecological 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: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Hemlock used as wash & tree tips prayed to by pregnant women to aid delivery.

RECRD: 96499 id: 41015

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