Ericaceae Arbutus menziesii Pursh
Pacific Madrone
Cowichan - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 82
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Arbutus menziesii Pursh
Scientific name: Arbutus menziesii Pursh
USDA symbol: ARME (
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Common names: Pacific Madrone
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Cowichan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Infusion of bark used for diabetes.
RECRD: 47554 id: 4187