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Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Navajo, Ramah Other, Ceremonial Items
Used to make unravelers for several ceremonials.
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 14
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Nitinaht Other, Fuel
Bark and wood used for fuel.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 73
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Nitinaht Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Hard knots used to make molded halibut hooks.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 73
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Nitinaht Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Used as a pole to place fishing lures in the water.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 95
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Nitinaht Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Wood used to make sea urchin spear shafts, seal spears and poles for placing codfish lures.
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 73
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Pomo Other, Fuel
Wood used for firewood.
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 11
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Quileute Fiber, Building Material
Formerly used to make shakes and clapboards for houses.
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 58
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Quinault Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pitch applied to sores.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Quinault Food, Candy
Pitch chewed as a gum.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Quinault Other, Fuel
Bark used for firewood.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Quinault Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Used to make shafts for harpoons, salmon spears and handles of dip nets.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Skagit Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of pitch applied to sores.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Skagit Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of bark used as an antiseptic for infections.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Skagit Other, Fuel
Bark used for firewood.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Skagit Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Used to make salmon spears and harpoons.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Squaxin Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of plant taken as a cold medicine.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Swinomish Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of needles applied as poultice to the chest to draw out the pain.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Swinomish Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of root bark taken for colds.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Swinomish Drug, Oral Aid
Bud tips chewed for mouth sores.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Swinomish Drug, Throat Aid
Bud tips chewed for sore throats.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Swinomish Drug, Tonic
Decoction of needles taken as a general tonic.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Swinomish Dye, Brown
Bark boiled and used on fish nets as a light brown dye to make them invisible to the fish.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Swinomish Other, Fuel
Bark used for firewood.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Swinomish Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Used to make salmon spears and harpoons.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 19
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Fir
USDA PSMEM
Yuki Fiber, Building Material
Branches used to make camp shelters.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 93