Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Pacific Yew
Thompson - Drug, Panacea
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 111
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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Decoction of bark taken for any illness.
RECRD: 32218 id: 39561