Western Red Cedar - Thuja plicata
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Bella Coola Medicine
(Analgesic)Decoction of powdered leaves used externally for various internal pains.
(Antirheumatic (External))
Infusion of leaves used externally for rheumatism.
(Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of pounded bough tips and eulachon grease applied to the back and chest for rheumatism.
(Antirheumatic (External))
Poultice of pounded bough tips and eulachon grease applied to the back and chest for a swollen neck.
(Cough Medicine)
Simple decoction, compound decoction or infusion of leaf taken and used internally for coughs.
(Dermatological Aid)
Very soft bark used to bind wounds and cover poultices.
(Gastrointestinal Aid)
Simple decoction, compound decoction or infusion of leaf taken and used externally for stomach pain.
(Gastrointestinal Aid)
Poultice of pounded bough tips and eulachon grease applied to the back and chest for stomach pains.
(Heart Medicine)
Infusion of leaves used externally for heart trouble.
(Heart Medicine)
Poultice of pounded bough tips and eulachon grease applied to the back and chest for heart trouble.
(Other)
Infusion of leaves used externally for swollen neck.
(Respiratory Aid)
Poultice of pounded bough tips and eulachon grease applied to the back and chest for bronchitis.
Chehalis Medicine
(Abortifacient)Chewed bark or decoction of bark taken to induce menstruation.
Clallam Medicine
(Tuberculosis Remedy)Decoction of small limbs used for tuberculosis.
Cowlitz Medicine
(Cold Remedy)Decoction of plant tips and roots taken as a cold medicine.
(Toothache Remedy)
Buds chewed for toothaches.
Haisla Medicine
(Dermatological Aid)Moxa of inner bark used as a counter irritant for the skin.
Hanaksiala Medicine
(Antidiarrheal)Infusion of pounded, bough tip leaves in cold water taken for diarrhea.
Hoh Medicine
(Unspecified)Infusion of green bark juice used for medicine.
Klallam Medicine
(Tuberculosis Remedy)Decoction of branches taken as a tuberculosis medicine.
Kwakiutl Medicine
(Dermatological Aid)Poultice of inner bark applied to carbuncles.
(Dermatological Aid)
Shredded bark used to cauterize sores and swellings.
(Eye Medicine)
Sticks broken in front of the eye for sties.
(Hemostat)
Shredded bark used to cauterize sores and swellings.
(Orthopedic Aid)
Compound poultice of leaves applied to sore backs.
Lummi Medicine
(Antiemetic)Tips chewed by men to avoid nausea while burying a corpse.
(Pulmonary Aid)
Chewed buds taken for sore lungs.
Makah Medicine
(Cough Medicine)Infusion of boughs taken for coughs.
(Dermatological Aid)
Bark pounded until soft as cotton and used to rub the face.
Nez Perce Medicine
(Antidiarrheal)Leaves used for diarrhea.
(Cold Remedy)
Infusion of boughs used for colds.
(Cough Medicine)
Infusion of boughs used for coughs.
(Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of boughs sweetened and used for children with colds.
(Pediatric Aid)
Infusion of boughs sweetened and used for children with coughs.
Okanagan-Colville Medicine
(Antirheumatic (External))Infusion of boughs used to soak painful joints from arthritis and rheumatism.
(Antirheumatic (External))
Weak infusion of boughs taken for painful joints from arthritis and rheumatism.
(Dermatological Aid)
Decoction of boughs and three plants used for washing the skin and hair during sweatbathing.
(Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of boughs used as a hair wash for dandruff and scalp "germs."
(Poison)
Infusion of boughs considered toxic in large doses.
(Tonic)
Decoction of boughs and three plants taken as a sweathouse tonic.
(Tonic)
Weak infusion of boughs taken as a sweathouse tonic.
Oweekeno Medicine
(Ceremonial Medicine)Wood made into shamanistic soul catchers to use in ritual healing.
Quileute Medicine
(Unspecified)Infusion of green bark juice used for medicine.
(Dermatological Aid)
Infusion of twigs used as a wash for venereal disease sores.
(Febrifuge)
Infusion of seeds and twigs taken for fevers.
(Kidney Aid)
Infusion of bark and twigs taken for kidney trouble.
(Venereal Aid)
Infusion of twigs used as a wash for venereal disease sores.
Skagit Medicine
(Cough Medicine)Decoction of leaves taken for coughs.
Skokomish Medicine
(Oral Aid)Decoction of buds used as a gargle.
Thompson Medicine
(Gynecological Aid)Compound decoction of twigs taken after childbirth.
(Misc. Disease Remedy)
Decoction of old or green cones taken for leprosy.
(Psychological Aid)
Tree or spruce tree said to cause vivid dreams for those who slept under them.
Hesquiat Food
(Starvation Food)Branches used to make fish traps became "fish flavored" and the sticks were boiled for broth.
Kwakiutl, Southern Food
(Candy)Pitch used as chewing gum.
Montana Indian Food
(Dried Food)Spring cambium pressed into cakes and dried for storage.
(Unspecified)
Spring cambium eaten fresh.
Salish, Coast Food
(Dried Food)Cambium dried and eaten in spring.
Thompson Dye
(Green)Leaves and twigs used as a green dye.
Bella Coola Fiber
(Basketry)Inner bark used to make baskets.
(Clothing)
Inner bark used to make capes and shaman collars.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark used to make mats.
(Scouring Material)
Inner bark used for sponges.
Chehalis Fiber
(Clothing)Bark coarsely shredded and plaited into skirts, capes and dresses for women.
Chehalis Fiber
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)Bark finely shredded and used as padding for infants' cradles, sanitary pads and towels.
Clallam Fiber
(Basketry)Bark used for basketry.
(Basketry)
Roots used for coiled and imbricated baskets.
(Building Material)
Wood used for house planks, posts and roof boards.
(Canoe Material)
Wood used for canoes.
(Clothing)
Bark used for clothing, sanitary napkins and towels.
Clallam Fiber
(Cordage)Limbs used to make rope.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Bark used to pad cradles.
Flathead Fiber
(Basketry)Bark strips used to make baskets.
Gitksan Fiber
(Basketry)Inner bark strips used for basketry.
(Building Material)
Bark sheets used for roofing.
(Cordage)
Inner bark strips used for cordage.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Bark sheets used for tarpaulins.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark strips used for mat making.
Haisla Fiber
(Basketry)Inner bark strips used for basketry.
(Cordage)
Inner bark strips used for cordage.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark strips used for mat making.
(Basketry)
Bark used for basketry.
(Basketry)
Branches used in basketry.
(Basketry)
Roots used as the main structural elements in baskets.
(Building Material)
Bark used to partition long houses and make temporary shelters.
(Building Material)
Bark used for roofing.
Haisla and Hanaksiala Fiber
(Building Material)Wood used to make dancing platforms.
(Building Material)
Wood used for house posts and planks in traditional house construction.
(Canoe Material)
Bark used to cover canoes to keep the rain out.
(Canoe Material)
Wood used to carve canoes.
(Clothing)
Bark used to make hats of various types.
(Clothing)
Inner bark used to make rain capes.
(Clothing)
Bark woven into hip length leggings to wear through deep snow.
(Cordage)
Branches twisted together to make a type of rope used to tie covers to storage boxes.
(Furniture)
Bark used to make baby cradles.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Bark used to make mats to sit on.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark used to make blankets.
Hesquiat Fiber
(Basketry)Very long, straight branches or withes used to make baskets.
(Basketry)
Cleaned, finely split inner bark used to weave baskets.
(Building Material)
Wood prized as a material for house construction: shakes, shingles and poles.
(Canoe Material)
Wood prized as a material for carving, especially canoes.
(Clothing)
Cleaned, finely split inner bark used to weave capes, skirts and aprons.
(Clothing)
Shredded inner bark used for diapers.
(Cordage)
Very long, straight branches or withes used to make ropes.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Cleaned, finely split inner bark used to weave mats.
(Scouring Material)
Finely beaten bark used as a sponge.
Hoh Fiber
(Basketry)Roots split and used to make baskets.
(Building Material)
Used for house construction.
(Building Material)
Bark used to make wigwams, summer houses and hunting lodges.
(Canoe Material)
Used to make dugout canoes.
(Clothing)
Bark inner Fibers formerly used to make clothing.
(Clothing)
Inner bark shredded and used to make skirts.
(Clothing)
Bark used to make an overcoat for fishing in stormy weather.
(Cordage)
Twigs and roots twisted and used as ropes.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Bark used to line cradles.
(Other)
Twigs used for drying the body after a bath.
Kutenai Fiber
(Basketry)Roots split, peeled and used to make water tight baskets.
(Canoe Material)
Wood used to make canoe frames.
Kwakiutl Fiber
(Building Material)Wood used for building homes.
(Canoe Material)
Wood used for making canoes.
(Clothing)
Bark used to make clothing.
(Cordage)
Bark used to make ropes.
(Basketry)
Roots and bark used to make baskets.
(Basketry)
Fibrous bark used to make baskets.
(Basketry)
Long, straight branches used for weaving baskets.
(Basketry)
Roots washed, scorched over a fire, skinned, split in two, scraped and used to make baskets.
(Brushes & Brooms)
Shredded bark used for paint brushes.
(Building Material)
Long, straight branches used to make nets for tying wall boards onto house frames.
(Canoe Material)
Wood steamed for flexibility and malleability and used to make canoes.
(Clothing)
Inner bark used to make clothing.
(Clothing)
Roots and bark used to make hats.
(Clothing)
Fibrous bark used to make hats.
(Clothing)
Shredded bark used for diapers.
(Clothing)
Roots washed, scorched over a fire, skinned, split in two, scraped and used to make hats.
Kwakiutl, Southern Fiber
(Cordage)Fibrous bark used to make twine and ropes.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Inner bark used to make mats and blankets.
(Sewing Material)
Long, straight branches used for "sewing wood."
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(Other)
Shredded bark used for napkins, towels and bandages.
Makah Fiber
(Basketry)Inner bark used for basketry.
(Canoe Material)
Wood used to make canoes.
(Clothing)
Bark pounded until soft and made into clothes.
(Clothing)
Used to make the lining and head bands of rain hats.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Bark used to line baby cradles.
(Mats, Rugs & Bedding)
Bark cut into narrow strips and woven into mats.
Montana Indian Fiber
(Basketry)Bark used to make frame work of baskets.
(Basketry)
Inner bark used to make sacks.
(Basketry)
Roots used for making baskets.
(Building Material)
Wood used for shingles, lumber, fence posts and for paving.
(Canoe Material)
Bark used to make canoes.
(Clothing)
Inner bark woven into cloth.
Blankinship, J. W. 1905 Native Economic Plants of Montana. Bozeman.
(Cordage)
Inner bark used to make cords for fishnets.
(Basketry)
Roots used to make baskets.
(Building Material)
Bark formerly used to make lean-to shelters while camping.
(Building Material)
Bark used to cover the roofs of semi-subterranean houses.
Nez Perce Fiber
(Canoe Material)Wood hollowed out with fire, smoothed, trimmed and used to make canoes.
(Furniture)
Wood used to make cradle boards.
Nitinaht Fiber
(Basketry)Young limbs twisted and used to make basket frames and ribs.
(Basketry)
Bark used to make baskets.
(Basketry)
Inner bark strips used to make storage baskets and for basket bottoms, rims and ribs.
(Building Material)
Wood used for houseposts and wall and roofing houseboards
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