Pinaceae Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
Gitksan - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J., 1992, The Importance of Bark Products in the Aboriginal Economies of Northwestern British Columbia, Canada, Economic Botany 46(2):148-157, page 152
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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: Gitksan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction of bark or inner bark used for coughs.
RECRD: 45919 id: 26937