Wild Medicine

Remedy for diarrhea and several wooden uses.

A tobacco replacement that can also relieve respiratory illnesses.

Also known as Indian Celery, Indian Consumption Plant, or Barestem Biscuitroot. Used to treat sore throats, common colds, and bronchitis.

Native blackberry found in the Salish region.

Red alder branches and wood are harvested for traditional pit cooking and smoking fish, while its bark is used medicinally to treat skin ailments, cleanse the blood, and make therapeutic teas.

Cattails are used for food or making mats or twine.

Beyond its bright red berries, the thimbleberry offers edible young shoots, herbal tea leaves, and traditional medicinal uses.

Rare plant for eating and insect repellent.

Leaves and roots are used to make teas to treat several conditions.

Early spring blossoms make a great dish and medicine.

An introduced species with medicinal uses.

An unassuming year-round jelly fungus could save your life in a pinch.

Turkish Towel is a rough intertidal seaweed that is wonderful to use on the skin. It can also be used as an alternative to gelatin.

Lion’s Mane is a highly sought-after and choice mushroom not only for eating, but for its health benefits. Studies have linked Lion’s Mane to cognitive health, nerve regeneration, and much more.

West Coast Reishi / Vanish Conk is a highly medicinal mushroom with a striking shine on its cap. It makes a good tea or tincture that has many benefits!

A common edible red berry found throughout the Salish Sea.

Apple tree of the pacific northwest

Resin from cottonwoods make great disinfectants and waterproofing agent.

Snowberry is a common medicine in the Salish Sea.

Grand Fir bark and needles are harvested for tea and medicines.

Vanilla Leaf - nature’s bug repellant

Qwa’pulhp is one of the most powerful and widely respected medicinal plants found along the B.C. coast.

This common aquatic plant is a staple food for many Coast Salish Nations.

Camas is native to the endangered Garry Oak ecosystem, primarily found in the Gulf Islands and southern Vancouver Island.

Historically used by Coast Salish Peoples for medicinal purposes, though it can be toxic if not prepared properly.

Labrador tea holds deep cultural and medicinal significance among Coast Salish peoples. Traditionally, it has been used as a remedy for colds and sore throats. The leaves are often brewed into a tea, valued for it’s healing properties.

Turkey tail mushrooms are small (1-4 inch) shelf mushrooms that grow from decaying deciduous and conifers logs. The tops of their caps are hairy but smooth, and beautifully striped with just about any colour!

Ghost pipes are a very unique and special plant. They were once classified as fungi as they have no chlorophyll (giving them their pale colour) and thus do not photosynthesize for themselves. They have since been classified as plants…

Bull kelp, a fast-growing brown algae, can be recognized all over the West Coast, especially in the Salish Sea.

That’s part of our medicine for Cancer.