Pinaceae Pinus strobus L.

Eastern White Pine

Mohegan - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 74

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Scientific name: Pinus strobus L.
USDA symbol: PIST (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern White Pine
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Poultice of sap or gum applied for boil and abscess pains.

RECRD: 91646 id: 28241

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