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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Scientific name: Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach
USDA symbol: CHNO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
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