Pinaceae Picea sp.

Spruce

Penobscot - Drug, Dermatological Aid

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 309

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Scientific name: Picea sp.
Common names: Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of soft gum or pine pitch applied to boils and abscesses.

RECRD: 91354 id: 27302

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