Pinaceae Pinus strobus L.

Eastern White Pine

Shinnecock - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 121

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Scientific name: Pinus strobus L.
USDA symbol: PIST (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern White Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Shinnecock
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Infusion of bark used for stubborn cough and pitch chewed for cough.

RECRD: 91663 id: 28263

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