Pinaceae Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir
Menominee - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 45
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Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Scientific name: Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
USDA symbol: ABBA (
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Common names: Balsam Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Liquid balsam pressed from trunk used for colds.
RECRD: 80017 id: 80