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Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Shuswap Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of soft pitch applied to sores.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Shuswap Drug, Panacea
Decoction of bark taken for tuberculosis and other sickness.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Shuswap Drug, Toothache Remedy
Hard pitch chewed to clean the teeth.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Shuswap Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Decoction of bark taken for tuberculosis.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Shuswap Food, Beverage
Gum from inside the bark, next to the trunk, made into a drink.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Shuswap Food, Candy
Gum from inside the bark, next to the trunk, chewed.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 50
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of bark and gum taken as a physic.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy
Pitch taken for colds. If too much balsam pitch were taken, it could make one stout.
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 97
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of bark used as a wash for sore eyes and gum used in corners of eyes.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine
Gum used for sore eyes.
Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 41
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Panacea
Infusion of boughs taken for any illness.
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 97
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Panacea
Pitch taken for any type of bad disease. If too much balsam pitch were taken, it could make one stout.
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 97
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Pediatric Aid
Branches thought to be of help to young girl under 'magical spell.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 509
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Pitch taken for tuberculosis. If too much balsam pitch were taken, it could make one stout.
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 97
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Poultice of pitch and buttercup roots used for tuberculosis.
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 97
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Unspecified
Decoction of branches taken as medicine.
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 97
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Venereal Aid
Very strong decoction of various plant parts taken for gonorrhea.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Branches thought to be of help to young girl under 'magical spell.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 509
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Fiber, Building Material
Bark used for covering lodges.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Fiber, Building Material
Branches used to make temporary lodge flooring.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Fiber, Canoe Material
Bark used to make canoes.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Boughs used as bedding and temporary floor coverings and changed every two to three days.
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 97
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding
Branches used for bedding.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 496
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Food, Beverage
Branch tips sometimes steeped to make a tea like beverage.
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 97
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Other, Incense & Fragrance
Boiled boughs mixed with decoctions of other plants and deer grease and used to perfume the hair. The boiled boughs were mixed with decoctions of leaves from a broad leafed plant from the Okanagan, sweet grass from the Thompson River and deer grease and then used to perfume the hair.
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 97
Abies grandis (Dougl. ex D. Don) Lindl.
Grand Fir
USDA ABGRG
Thompson Other, Protection
Boughs used by young girls to scrub the face & clothes so that they would not be bothered by bears.
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 97