Pinaceae Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P.

Black Spruce

Montagnais - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314

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Scientific name: Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P.
USDA symbol: PIMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Montagnais
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction of twigs taken for coughs.

RECRD: 91299 id: 27116

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