Pinaceae Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

Tamarack

Malecite - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 257

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Scientific name: Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
USDA symbol: LALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tamarack
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Malecite
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Infusion of bark, spruce bark and balsam bark used for gonorrhea.

RECRD: 44158 id: 19510

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