Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock
Potawatomi - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 71
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Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Scientific name: Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
USDA symbol: TSCA (
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Common names: Eastern Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Compound of inner bark used for flux.
RECRD: 96471 id: 40917