Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Pacific Yew
Kitasoo - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 319
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Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Scientific name: Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
USDA symbol: TABR2 (
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Common names: Pacific Yew
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Kitasoo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Decoction of wood and bark used for stomach pains.
RECRD: 61520 id: 39490