Pinaceae Pinus banksiana Lamb.

Jack Pine

Potawatomi - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 70

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Scientific name: Pinus banksiana Lamb.
USDA symbol: PIBA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Jack Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Leaves used as a fumigant to clear congested lungs.

RECRD: 91369 id: 27380

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