Pinaceae Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 28, 29
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Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
Scientific name: Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
USDA symbol: PIGL (
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Common names: White Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction of green needles taken or raw needles chewed as cough medicine.
RECRD: 91297 id: 26932