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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