Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Infusion of root and branch bark taken for rheumatism. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Infusion of root and branch bark taken for stomach troubles. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Bella Coola Other, Insecticide Berries rubbed on the scalp for lice. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Carrier Drug, Unspecified Scraped bark used for medicine. Carrier Linguistic Committee, 1973, Plants of Carrier Country, Fort St. James, BC. Carrier Linguistic Committee, page 70 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Pediatric Aid Infusion of branches given to young children with bed wetting problems. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 133 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Urinary Aid Infusion of branches given to young children with bed wetting problems. Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 133 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Drug, Ear Medicine Warmed stick used in the ear for earache. 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 273 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Drug, Kidney Aid Infusion of branches taken for weak kidneys, to stop frequent urination. 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 273 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Food, Dried Food Berries sometimes dried for storage. 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 273 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Food, Fruit Berries boiled and eaten alone. 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 273 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Food, Soup Berries boiled and eaten in soups such as salmon head soup. 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 273 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Food, Spice Berries cooked with marmot to flavor meat and added to blueberry jars as a flavor when canning. A cluster of berries was added to the top of a jar of blueberries as a flavor when canning. 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 273 |
Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Western Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Food, Winter Use Food Berries usually buried and kept fresh. 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 273 |
Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi (Wenzig) C.L. Hitchc. Gray's Mountainash USDA SOSIG |
Heiltzuk Drug, Dermatological Aid Berries mashed and rubbed on the head for lice. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 116 |
Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi (Wenzig) C.L. Hitchc. Gray's Mountainash USDA SOSIG |
Heiltzuk Food, Forage Considered a food for black bears. Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 116 |
Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis Sitka Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Decoction of root bark or stem bark taken or used as bath for rheumatism. 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 59 |
Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis Sitka Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Eye Medicine Decoction of root bark or inner bark of stem used as eyewash. 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 59 |
Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis Sitka Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Decoction of root bark or inner bark of stem taken 'for the stomach.' 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 59 |
Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis Sitka Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Carrier, Southern Drug, Cold Remedy Bark chewed for colds. 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 59 |
Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis Sitka Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Gitksan Drug, Cathartic Crushed fresh fruit eaten raw as a strong purgative. 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 59 |
Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis Sitka Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Okanagon Food, Fruit Fruits occasionally used for food. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 38 |
Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis Sitka Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Food, Fruit Fruits eaten except by some of the Upper Thompsons. Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 488 |
Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis Sitka Mountainash USDA SOSIS2 |
Thompson Food, Fruit Fruits occasionally used for food. Perry, F., 1952, Ethno-Botany of the Indians in the Interior of British Columbia, Museum and Art Notes 2(2):36-43., page 38 |