Pinaceae Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
Eskimo, Western - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Lantis, Margaret, 1959, Folk Medicine and Hygiene, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 8:1-75, page 24
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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, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction of needles taken or raw needles chewed as a cough medicine.
RECRD: 91298 id: 26935