Pinaceae Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr.

Mountain Hemlock

Bella Coola - Drug, Internal Medicine

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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Scientific name: Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr.
USDA symbol: TSME (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mountain Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Internal Medicine
Notes: Moxa of twigs applied to the skin for 'various internal ailments.'

RECRD: 96516 id: 41093

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