Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
Western Hemlock
Clallam - Drug, Antihemorrhagic
Use documented by:
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 195
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Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
Scientific name: Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: TSHE (
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Common names: Western Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Clallam
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antihemorrhagic
Notes: Bark boiled, added to licorice ferns and used for hemorrhages.
RECRD: 44595 id: 40947