Salicaceae Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw

Black Cottonwood

Bella Coola - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 210

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Scientific name: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray ex Hook.) Brayshaw
USDA symbol: POBAT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Cottonwood
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Infusion of buds mixed with eulachon grease or sockeye salmon oil and rubbed on scalp for baldness.

RECRD: 47896 id: 29263

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