Salicaceae Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.
Sitka Willow
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Use documented by:
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 136
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Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.
Scientific name: Salix sitchensis Sanson ex Bong.
USDA symbol: SASI2 (
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Common names: Sitka Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Infusion of stalks taken for stomach ailments.
RECRD: 13003 id: 36101