Eastern Hemlock

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Appalachia), US(Amerindian), US(Settlers), Nc, US

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Astringent, Cough, Diaphoretic, Flu

Science studied: L-BORNEOL, L-BORNYL-ACETATE, L-CAMPHENE, GALACTOGLUCOMANNOGLYCAN

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Pinaceae

Scientific name: Tsuga canadensis

Common names: Eastern Hemlock, Abeto Oriental, Black Hemlock, Canada Hemlock, Canada hemlock, Canadahemlokk, Canadian Hemlock, Canadian hemlock, Canadisk hemlock, Choina kanadyjska, Cicuta Oriental, Common Hemlock, Eastern Hemlock-Spruce, Eastern Hemlock-spruce, Gaagaagiwanzh (Gawa'ndag)

POWO: 264005-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in US(Appalachia), US(Amerindian), US(Settlers), Nc, US.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Astringent
• Cough
• Diaphoretic
• Flu
• Medicine
• Scurvy
• Sore
• Sudorific

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US(Appalachia)
• US(Amerindian)
• US(Settlers)
• Nc
• US

Documented cultural uses

• Astringent
• Cough
• Diaphoretic
• Flu
• Medicine
• Scurvy
• Sore
• Sudorific
• Swelling
• Tumor
• Vesicant
• Cold

Cultural record detail

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

• Astringent · US(Appalachia) · "
• Cough · US(Amerindian) · "
• Diaphoretic · US(Appalachia) · "
• Flu · US(Amerindian) · "
• Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "
• Scurvy · US(Settlers) · "
• Sore · US(Amerindian) · "
• Sudorific · US(Amerindian) · "
• Swelling · US(Amerindian) · "
• Tumor · Nc · "
• Vesicant · US · "
• Cold · US(Amerindian) · "
• Tea · US(Amerindian) · "

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

• Removing the transition wood carryover effect from latewood blue intensity to improve climate signals from Tsuga canadensis in the eastern United States · 2025 source ↗
• Characterizing the spectral-temporal signatures of eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) using sentinel-2 satellite images and phenology modelling · 2025 source ↗
• Losing the slow race: How deer hinder growth, survival, and regeneration of juvenile hemlocks (Tsuga canadensis) · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• L-BORNEOL
• L-BORNYL-ACETATE
• L-CAMPHENE
• GALACTOGLUCOMANNOGLYCAN
• KAEMPFEROL
• L-LIMONENE
• ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
• PICEATANNOL
• PINITOL
• TANNIN
• CADINENE
• GALACTOGLUCOMANNAN
• MYRCENE
• L-ALPHA-PINENE
• BETULIN
• EO

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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