Pinaceae Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr.
Mountain Hemlock
Thompson - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 111
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Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr.
Scientific name: Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr.
USDA symbol: TSME (
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Common names: Mountain Hemlock
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Infusion of bark used for influenza.
RECRD: 32503 id: 41104