Pinaceae Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.

Balsam Fir

Malecite - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 257

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Scientific name: Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
USDA symbol: ABBA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Balsam Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Malecite
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Infusion of bark, spruce bark and tamarack bark used for gonorrhea.

RECRD: 44159 id: 74

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