Cupressaceae Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Alaska Cedar
Bella Coola - Drug, Adjuvant
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 49
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
Scientific name: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
USDA symbol: CHNO (
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Common names: Alaska Cedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Adjuvant
Notes: Soft bark used as cover for poultices of Trautvetteria grandis & Ranunculus acris.
RECRD: 83810 id: 9073