Pinaceae Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
White Spruce
Montagnais - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 314
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Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
Scientific name: Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
USDA symbol: PIGL (
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Common names: White Spruce
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Montagnais
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Infusion of twigs taken 'for generally beneficial effects.'
RECRD: 91289 id: 26983