Pinaceae Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.
Engelmann's Spruce
Thompson - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 100
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Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.
Scientific name: Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.
USDA symbol: PIEN (
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Common names: Engelmann's Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction of needles and gum taken for coughs.
RECRD: 32157 id: 26869