Pinaceae Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
Abnaki - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 163
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Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Scientific name: Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
USDA symbol: LALA (
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Common names: Tamarack
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Infusion of bark and roots from other plants taken for persistent coughs.
RECRD: 50373 id: 19481