Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Thompson - Drug, Disinfectant

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 111

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Boughs considered an important disinfectant. One informant noted that those desiring to cleanse themselves would scrub their bodies with the branches.

RECRD: 32210 id: 41084

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