Rosaceae Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer
Western Mountainash
Thompson - Drug, Ear Medicine
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 273
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Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer
Scientific name: Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer
USDA symbol: SOSIS2 (
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Common names: Western Mountainash
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ear Medicine
Notes: Warmed stick used in the ear for earache.
RECRD: 33341 id: 38574