Rosaceae Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis

Sitka Mountainash

Bella Coola - Drug, Eye Medicine

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 59

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Scientific name: Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis
USDA symbol: SOSIS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sitka Mountainash
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Decoction of root bark or inner bark of stem used as eyewash.

RECRD: 93030 id: 38584

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