Pinaceae Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr.
Mountain Hemlock
Bella Coola - Drug, Burn Dressing
Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 51
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Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr.
Scientific name: Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr.
USDA symbol: TSME (
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Common names: Mountain Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Poultice of chewed leaves applied to burns.
RECRD: 96514 id: 41091