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Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) Parts used: aerial portions Medicinal uses: To stimulate appetite and to treat dyspeptic complaints, including gastritis and gal…
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) Parts used: leaves are harvested in the summer and fall while the bark is harvested in the spring. Medicinal uses: Soothes cu…
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) Parts used: leaves, fruits, essential oil Medicinal uses: Strongly anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and soothing to the digest…
Winecap stropharia (Stropharia rugosar-annulata) Parts used: young mushrooms Edible uses: The young fruiting bodies or mushrooms of this species are recommended…
Willow (Salix spp.) some varieties Parts used: bark, leaves Medicinal uses: Formerly used to staunch internal bleeding as an astringent. Tea made from the dried…
Wild ginger (Asarum canadense) Parts used: root, leaves Medicinal and other uses: Dried root has a spicy, slightly bitter taste often used as a ginger (Zingiber…
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Medicinal uses: collect in summer/fall from young trees—highest oil content, antifungal, antibacterial—stimulates phagocytosis…
Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) Parts used: leaves Medicinal and other uses: Wild geranium can be used as a salad green. It can also be used to treat dysente…
Wax myrtle (Pacific) (Myrica spp.) Parts used: root bark, leaves, berries Medicinal and other uses: Berries season meat and yield balsamic-scented wax used in c…
Vetch, American (Vicia americana) Uses: An annual that can fix nitrogen into the soil for use by other plants when it dies. Cautions: Several species are known …
Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) Native and non-native speicies exist in Pacific Northwest. Parts used: root, rhizome Medicinal uses: Rhizomes and roots used as…
Turkey rhubarb (Rheum palmatum) Parts used: root Medicinal uses: Small amounts of the root were used to treat diarrhea due to the tannin content. If constipatio…
