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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Scientific name: Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.
USDA symbol: PIEN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
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