Pinaceae Pinus banksiana Lamb.
Jack Pine
Potawatomi - Drug, Stimulant
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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Pinus banksiana Lamb.
Scientific name: Pinus banksiana Lamb.
USDA symbol: PIBA2 (
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Common names: Jack Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Leaves used as a fumigant to revive a comatose patient.
RECRD: 91370 id: 27381