Pinaceae Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch

Tamarack

Menominee - Drug, Veterinary Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 45

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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: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Infusion of bark given to horses 'to better their condition from distemper.'

RECRD: 88447 id: 19514

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