Pinaceae Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex Forbes
Pacific Silver Fir
Thompson - Drug, Panacea
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 97
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Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex Forbes
Scientific name: Abies amabilis (Dougl. ex Loud.) Dougl. ex Forbes
USDA symbol: ABAM (
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Common names: Pacific Silver Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Pitch taken for any type of bad disease. If too much balsam pitch were taken, it could make one stout.
RECRD: 32118 id: 22