Arbutus menziesii

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Canada(Salish), CA, MX

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Burn, Cold, Diabetes, Rheumatism

Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Ericaceae

Scientific name: Arbutus menziesii

Common names: Amerikanischer Erdbeerbaum, Amerikansk jordbærtræ, Amerikinis arbutas, Arboç del Pacífic, Arbutus, Arbutus Tree, Kaliforniai szamócafa, Laurelwood, Madroño del Pacífico, Menzies-arbuto, Oregon Laurel, Pacific arbutus, Pacific madrone, arbousier d'Amérique, arbousier de Menzies, chruścina pacyficzna, jagodičnica

POWO: 326479-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Canada(Salish), CA, MX.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Burn
• Cold
• Diabetes
• Rheumatism
• Wound

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Canada(Salish)
• CA
• MX

Documented cultural uses

• Burn
• Cold
• Diabetes
• Rheumatism
• Wound

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Burn · Canada(Salish) · "
• Cold · Canada(Salish) · "
• Diabetes · Canada(Salish) · "
• Rheumatism · Canada(Salish) · "
• Wound · Canada(Salish) · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Using differences in abiotic factors between seed origin and common garden sites to predict performance of Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii Pursh) · 2021 source ↗
• Two coastal Pacific evergreens, Arbutus menziesii, Pursh. and Quercus agrifolia, Née show little water stress during California's exceptional drought. · 2020 source ↗
• Arbutus menziesii (Ericaceae) facilitates regeneration dynamics in mixed evergreen forests by promoting mycorrhizal fungal diversity and host connectivity. · 2012 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULINIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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