Pinaceae Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.

Western Hemlock

Shuswap - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 53

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Scientific name: Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: TSHE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Shuswap
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of bark taken for tuberculosis.

RECRD: 96510 id: 41075

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