| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of chewed leaves applied to burns. 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 65 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Pediatric Aid Poultice of leaves and eulachon grease applied to the chest and back of children for bronchitis. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
| Achillea millefolium L. Common Yarrow USDA ACMIM2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Respiratory Aid Poultice of leaves and eulachon grease applied to the chest and back of children for bronchitis. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic Poultice of compound containing buds applied for lung or hip pains. 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 55 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of compound containing buds applied to lung or hip pain. 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 55 |
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia (Nutt.) Breitung Thinleaf Alder USDA ALINT |
Bella Coola Drug, Pulmonary Aid Poultice of compound containing buds applied for lung pains. 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 55 |
| Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach Alaska Cedar USDA CHNO |
Bella Coola Drug, Adjuvant Soft bark used as cover for poultices of Trautvetteria grandis & Ranunculus acris. 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 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of roasted and mashed root applied to boils. 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 60 |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Fireweed USDA CHANA2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of roasted and mashed roots applied to boils. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 207 |
| Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth Bride's Bonnet USDA CLUN2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of toasted leaf applied to wounds. 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 53 |
| Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth Bride's Bonnet USDA CLUN2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Eye Medicine Poultice of toasted leaf applied to eyes. 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 53 |
| Gaultheria shallon Pursh Salal USDA GASH |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of toasted, pulverized leaves applied to cuts. 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 63 |
| Geum macrophyllum Willd. Largeleaf Avens USDA GEMAM |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed or bruised leaves applied to boils. 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 |
| Heracleum maximum Bartr. Common Cowparsnip USDA HEMA80 |
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic Poultice of compound containing roots used for lung or hip pains. 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 61 |
| Heracleum maximum Bartr. Common Cowparsnip USDA HEMA80 |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Compound infusion of root used as poultice for pains like 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 61 |
| Heracleum maximum Bartr. Common Cowparsnip USDA HEMA80 |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of crushed and cooked roots applied to boils. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 201 |
| Heracleum maximum Bartr. Common Cowparsnip USDA HEMA80 |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of crushed, boiled root, baked root or raw root applied to boils. 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 61 |
| Heracleum maximum Bartr. Common Cowparsnip USDA HEMA80 |
Bella Coola Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of compound containing roots used for hip pains. 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 61 |
| Heracleum maximum Bartr. Common Cowparsnip USDA HEMA80 |
Bella Coola Drug, Pulmonary Aid Poultice of compound containing roots used for lung pains. 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 61 |
| Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. Twinberry Honeysuckle USDA LOINI |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of chewed leaves used on itch, boils and gonorrheal sores and bark used for sores. 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 63 |
| Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng. Twinberry Honeysuckle USDA LOINI |
Bella Coola Drug, Venereal Aid Poultice of chewed leaves or toasted bark applied to gonorrheal sores. 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 63 |
| Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. Sitka Spruce USDA PISI |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of compound containing gum applied to the arms 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 51, 52 |
| Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. Sitka Spruce USDA PISI |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of gum applied to cuts. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198 |
| Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. Sitka Spruce USDA PISI |
Bella Coola Drug, Disinfectant Poultice of gum applied to infections. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 198 |
| Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. Sitka Spruce USDA PISI |
Bella Coola Drug, Heart Medicine Poultice of compound containing gum applied to the chest for heart trouble. 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 51, 52 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Compound containing gum used as poultice on arms 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 49, 50 |
| Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Lodgepole Pine USDA PICOC |
Bella Coola Drug, Heart Medicine Compound containing gum used as poultice on chest for heart trouble. 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, 50 |
| Plagiomnium insigne (Mitt.) Koponen |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of crushed 'leaves' applied to infections and swellings. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
| Plagiomnium insigne (Mitt.) Koponen |
Bella Coola Drug, Blood Medicine Poultice of 'leaves' used for blood blisters. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
| Plagiomnium insigne (Mitt.) Koponen |
Bella Coola Drug, Breast Treatment Poultice of 'leaves' used for breast abscesses in women. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
| Plagiomnium insigne (Mitt.) Koponen |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of 'leaves' used for boils. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic Poultice of compound containing buds applied for lung or hip pains. 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 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of compound containing buds applied to lung or hip pain. 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 54 |
| Populus balsamifera L. Balsam Poplar USDA POBAB2 |
Bella Coola Drug, Pulmonary Aid Poultice of compound containing buds applied for lung pains. 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 54 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Drug, Orthopedic Aid Poultice of buds applied for hip pains. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw Black Cottonwood USDA POBAT |
Bella Coola Drug, Pulmonary Aid Poultice of buds applied for lung and hip pains. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210 |
| Prenanthes alata (Hook.) D. Dietr. Western Rattlesnakeroot USDA PRAL |
Bella Coola Drug, Analgesic Poultice of chewed root applied to any painful part of body. 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 65 |
| Prenanthes alata (Hook.) D. Dietr. Western Rattlesnakeroot USDA PRAL |
Bella Coola Drug, Burn Dressing Poultice of chewed root applied to burns. 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 65 |
| Ranunculus acris L. Tall Buttercup USDA RAACA3 |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pounded roots applied to boils. 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 57 |
| Rhizomnium glabrescens (Kindb.) Koponen |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of crushed 'leaves' applied to infections and swellings. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
| Rhizomnium glabrescens (Kindb.) Koponen |
Bella Coola Drug, Blood Medicine Poultice of 'leaves' used for blood blisters. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
| Rhizomnium glabrescens (Kindb.) Koponen |
Bella Coola Drug, Breast Treatment Poultice of 'leaves' used for breast abscesses in women. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
| Rhizomnium glabrescens (Kindb.) Koponen |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of 'leaves' used for boils. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 196 |
| Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn Western Dock USDA RUAQF |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of leaves and mashed, roasted roots applied to boils and wounds. 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 56 |
| Rumex aquaticus var. fenestratus (Greene) Dorn Western Dock USDA RUAQF |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of long, yellow roots and 'klondike soap' applied to boils, cuts and scrapes. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 207 |
| Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Broadleaf Stonecrop USDA SESPS |
Bella Coola Drug, Gynecological Aid Leaves eaten or poultice of warmed leaves used to start maternal milk flow. 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 57 |
| Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Western Redcedar USDA THPL |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of pounded bough tips and eulachon grease applied to the back and chest for a swollen neck. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197 |
| Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Western Redcedar USDA THPL |
Bella Coola Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Poultice of pounded bough tips and eulachon grease applied to the back and chest for rheumatism. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197 |
| Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Western Redcedar USDA THPL |
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid Very soft bark used to bind wounds and cover poultices. 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 |
| Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Western Redcedar USDA THPL |
Bella Coola Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Poultice of pounded bough tips and eulachon grease applied to the back and chest for stomach pains. Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 197 |