Pinaceae Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.

Balsam Fir

Micmac - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53

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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: Micmac
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Bark used for gonorrhea and buds used as a laxative.

RECRD: 80029 id: 91

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