Pinaceae Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.

Subalpine Fir

Blackfoot - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 69

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Scientific name: Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: ABLAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Subalpine Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Needle smudge used to fumigate those faces that were swollen from a form of venereal disease.

RECRD: 3709 id: 231

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