Taxaceae Taxus canadensis Marsh.
Canada Yew
Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 123
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Taxus canadensis Marsh.
Scientific name: Taxus canadensis Marsh.
USDA symbol: TACA7 (
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Common names: Canada Yew
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Used in a sudatory taken by women experiencing complications after childbirth and other complaints.
RECRD: 11006 id: 39576