Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson

Ponderosa Pine

Thompson - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 466

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Scientific name: Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
USDA symbol: PIPOP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ponderosa Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Boiled gum mixed with grease and used as an ointment for inflamed eyes.

RECRD: 91555 id: 28048

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