Search for Tsuga canadensis found 85 matches:

Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Abnaki Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Used as a medicine for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 155)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Abnaki Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Infusion of leaves taken for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 163)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Abnaki Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Decoction of leaves taken for rheumatism.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 164)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Abnaki Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Used for "slight" itches.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 155)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Decoction of branches boiled down to a thick syrup or paste and used as a poultice for arthritis.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 125)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of inner bark taken for colds.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 125)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Decoction of inner bark applied externally to eczema and other similar skin conditions.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 125)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Disinfectant)
Poultice of crushed branch tips applied to the infected navel of an infant.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 125)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Used in the sudatory by women experiencing complications in childbirth and for other complaints.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 125)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Poultice of crushed branch tips applied to the infected navel of an infant.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 125)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Unspecified)
Used in the sudatory by women experiencing complications in childbirth and for other complaints.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 125)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Algonquin, Quebec Drug (Unspecified)
Decoction of branches used as a medicinal tea.
Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 125)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Cherokee Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Root chewed "to check bowels."
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 38)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Cherokee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Poultice of bark used for itching armpits.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 38)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Cherokee Drug (Gynecological Aid)
Compound decoction used to aid in expelling afterbirth.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 38)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Cherokee Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion of stem tips taken for kidneys.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 38)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Chippewa Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Infusion of twigs taken for dysentery.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 123)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Chippewa Drug (Hemostat)
Pulverized inner bark applied to wounds as a styptic.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 356)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Delaware Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Hot infusion of roots or twigs used as a steam treatment for muscular swellings and stiff joints.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1972 Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3 (p. 36)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Decoction of roots or twigs used as herbal steam for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 30, 80)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Delaware, Oklahoma Drug (Herbal Steam)
Infusion of roots or twigs used as herbal steam for rheumatism.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys 1942 A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs. Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission (p. 30)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Antirheumatic (External))
Steam from decoction of leaves and bark used for rheumatism and as a foot soak.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 268)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Compound decoction taken for rheumatism.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Blood Medicine)
Fermented compound decoction taken when "blood gets bad and cold."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 268)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Cold Remedy)
Cold infusion of twigs and bark taken for mild colds with fever.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Cold Remedy)
Decoction of smashed needles taken for colds.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of twigs and bark taken for colds.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Cough Medicine)
Compound decoction taken for coughs.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Diaphoretic)
Infusion of twigs and bark taken to induce sweating.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Febrifuge)
Fermented compound decoction taken for fever.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 268)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Febrifuge)
Cold infusion of twigs and bark taken for mild colds with fever.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Compound decoction taken for cholera.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Orthopedic Aid)
Fermented compound decoction taken for soreness.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 268)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Stimulant)
Fermented compound decoction taken when a "person is tired."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 268)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Tuberculosis Remedy)
Compound decoction taken during early stages of consumption.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Venereal Aid)
Compound powder poultice "put in bag, place penis in bag and tie around waist."
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Malecite Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Infusion of young bark and fir buds or cones used for diarrhea.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 244)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Malecite Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Infusion of inside bark used for diarrhea.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 255)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Malecite Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of boughs used for colds.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 249)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Malecite Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Outer layer of dried trees used as a powder for prickly heat.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 250)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Malecite Drug (Kidney Aid)
Infusion of boughs used for cold in the kidneys.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 249)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Malecite Drug (Pediatric Aid)
Outer layer of dried trees used for chafed babies.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 250)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Malecite Drug (Unspecified)
Bark used as medicine.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1952 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7 (p. 6)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Menominee Drug (Analgesic)
Infusion of inner bark taken for abdominal pains.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 46)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Menominee Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of inner bark taken, one quart required, for cold.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 46)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Menominee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Compound containing branches steamed for swellings.
Densmore, Francis 1932 Menominee Music. SI-BAE Bulletin #102 (p. 134)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Menominee Drug (Diaphoretic)
Leaves used in the sudatory.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 46)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Menominee Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Infusion of inner bark used for abdominal pains.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 46)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Menominee Drug (Herbal Steam)
Herbal steam from compound containing branches used for swellings.
Densmore, Francis 1932 Menominee Music. SI-BAE Bulletin #102 (p. 134)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Micmac Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Inner bark used for diarrhea.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 62, 63)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Micmac Drug (Cold Remedy)
Bark and stems used for colds.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 62)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Micmac Drug (Cough Medicine)
Bark used as cough medicine and for grippe.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 62, 63)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Micmac Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Inner bark used for chapped skin.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 62, 63)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Micmac Drug (Gastrointestinal Aid)
Parts of plant used for bowel, stomach and internal troubles.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 62)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Micmac Drug (Kidney Aid)
Roots and stems used for "cold in kidney."
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 62)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Micmac Drug (Misc. Disease Remedy)
Bark used for grippe and inner bark used for scurvy.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 62, 63)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Micmac Drug (Urinary Aid)
Roots and stems used for "cold in bladder."
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper 1979 Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68 (p. 62)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Adjuvant)
Leaves used to flavor medicinal tea.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 380)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Adjuvant)
Leaves made into a tea and used as a beverage and to disguise medicine.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 408)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Bark used for cuts, wounds and bleeding wounds.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 380)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Ojibwa Drug (Hemostat)
Bark used for bleeding wounds.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 380)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Antidiarrheal)
Compound of inner bark used for flux.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 71)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Cold Remedy)
Infusion of leaves taken to cause perspiration, which broke up a cold.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 71)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Potawatomi Drug (Diaphoretic)
Infusion of leaves taken to cause perspiration, which broke up a cold.
Smith, Huron H. 1933 Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230 (p. 71)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Chippewa Food (Beverage)
Leaves used to make a beverage.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 317)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Iroquois Food (Beverage)
Branches and maple water used to make tea.
Rousseau, Jacques 1945 Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga. Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72 (p. 36)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Micmac Food (Beverage)
Bark used to make a beverage.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1951 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259 (p. 258)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Ojibwa Food (Beverage)
Leaves made into a tea and used as a beverage and to disguise medicine.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 408)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Cherokee Dye (Red-Brown)
Bark used to make a rosy-tan dye.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 38)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Chippewa Dye (Red-Brown)
Bark used to make a mahogany colored dye.
Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 371)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Malecite Dye (Unspecified)
Bark used to make a dye and tanning material.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1952 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7 (p. 6)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Menominee Dye (Red)
Boiled bark used for dark red coloring.
Smith, Huron H. 1923 Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174 (p. 78)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Micmac Dye (Unspecified)
Bark used to make a dye.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1951 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259 (p. 258)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Ojibwa Dye (Mordant)
Bark used with a little rock dust to set the color.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 426)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Ojibwa Dye (Red-Brown)
Bark used with a little rock dust to dye materials a dark red brown.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 426)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Cherokee Fiber (Basketry)
Inner bark used to make baskets.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 38)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Cherokee Fiber (Building Material)
Wood used for lumber.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 38)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Chippewa Fiber (Building Material)
Bark strips used for wigwam coverings.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 123)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Cherokee Other (Fuel)
Wood used for firewood.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 38)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Cherokee Other (Paper)
Wood used for pulpwood.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 38)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Cherokee Other (Preservative)
Bark used as a source for tannic acid.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey 1975 Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History. Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co. (p. 38)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Chippewa Other (Cleaning Agent)
Boiled bark used to make a wash to clean rust from steel traps and to prevent further rusting.
Gilmore, Melvin R. 1933 Some Chippewa Uses of Plants. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press (p. 123)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Malecite Other (Hide Preparation)
Bark used to make a dye and tanning material.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1952 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7 (p. 6)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Micmac Other (Fuel)
Wood used for kindling and fuel.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter 1951 Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259 (p. 258)


Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Eastern Hemlock; Pinaceae
Ojibwa Other (Fuel)
Bark used for fuel, when reboiling pitch, because the heat was easy to regulate.
Smith, Huron H. 1932 Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525 (p. 422)