Pinaceae Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.

Balsam Fir

Ojibwa - Drug, Cold Remedy

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 378

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Balsam gum used for colds and leaf smoke inhaled for colds.

RECRD: 80031 id: 97

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