Theresa Thorne from kwa’mutsun shares some information on red alder

Audio Transcript:

’uy’ slhexun’ st’e ’u kwun’s ni’ q’aq’i’.
It’s good medicine when you are sick.

mukw’ stem nuw’ shhw’uy’s tthey’ kw’un’s ni’ meen’.
It is good for all ailments when you become weak.

nilh kwu’elh ’uy’ tl’e’ kw’un’s ni’ ’aluxut ’i’ ni’ ch …tuw’ hith kwun’s ni’ s’ule’st-hwuhw yelh ’un’s hakwush st’e ’u kw’ yuse’lu sil’anum ’uw’ niis ts’ey’hwuls  ’i’ thi’ ’uy’.
It is best to gather it and then put it away for a while, at least for two years its usable. 

kwun’s ni’  huy’et  nilh ni’ tl’uw’ shhw’uy’s.
When you are continuously throwing up, that is what it’s good for as well.

suyum tthun’s kw’ul’u, kwus thuhwum’ tthun’ kw’ul’u 
When you have that internal pain in your stomach, bleeding in your stomach.

yuse’lu skweyul kw’un’s ’un’nehwstuhw kwun’s ni’ wulh xt’e’ stuhw tthu ti ni’ ’uy’.
Two days you keep that person still and they must have that tea, and that will be good.