Taxaceae Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
Pacific Yew
Tsimshian - Drug, Cancer Treatment
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 187
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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: Tsimshian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cancer Treatment
Notes: Plant used for cancer.
RECRD: 61168 id: 39567