Pinaceae Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.

Sitka Spruce

Bella Coola - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
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

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Scientific name: Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.
USDA symbol: PISI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sitka Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: 'Branches used to whip a burned arm or leg until the blood came.'

RECRD: 91311 id: 27147

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