Latin name: Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière
Botanical family: Pinaceae
Growth habit: Tree
Vernacular name(s): Sitka spruce, tideland spruce (Eng.)
épinette de Sitka (Fr.)
Uses:
Cones :Boiled and decoction taken internally for pain in the chest [Sikani 97].
Inside bark :Scraped and chewed for cough [Sikani 97].
Needles :Chewed and saliva applied to external sores [Sikani 97].
Gum :Applied with a stick to the white spots on the eye [Sikani 97].