Betulaceae Betula papyrifera Marsh.

Paper Birch

Thompson - Drug, Cough Medicine

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 189

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Scientific name: Betula papyrifera Marsh.
USDA symbol: BEPAP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Paper Birch
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Sap tapped from trees in early spring and taken for coughs.

RECRD: 32615 id: 7303

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