Pinaceae Pinus strobus L.

Eastern White Pine

Montagnais - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

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 315

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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: Montagnais
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Boiled gum taken for consumption.

RECRD: 91655 id: 28250

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