Pinaceae Picea glauca (Moench) Voss

White Spruce

Shuswap - Drug, Toothache Remedy

Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 51

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Scientific name: Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
USDA symbol: PIGL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Shuswap
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Toothache Remedy
Notes: Hard pitch chewed to clean the teeth.

RECRD: 91295 id: 26991