Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Abnaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Gum used for 'slight' itches. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 164 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Abnaki Drug, Dermatological Aid Gum used to make various ointments. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 164 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Abnaki Drug, Disinfectant Used as an antiseptic. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Abnaki Drug, Panacea Leaves made into pillows and used as a panacea. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 155 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Abnaki Drug, Unspecified Needles and wood stuffed into pillows and used for good health. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 163 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Abnaki Drug, Unspecified Needles stuffed into pillows and used for good health. Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 164 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of gum applied to open sores, insect bites, boils and infections. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 124 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Gynecological Aid Needles used in a sudatory for women after childbirth and for other purposes. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 124 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Heart Medicine Roots used for heart disease. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 124 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Laxative Needles used to make a laxative tea. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 124 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Poultice Needles used for making poultices. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 124 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Unspecified Needles used in a sudatory for women after childbirth and for other purposes. Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 124 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Cold Remedy Sap chewed for colds. Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 118 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Boughs used as mats on the tent floor. Raymond, Marcel., 1945, Notes Ethnobotaniques Sur Les Tete-De-Boule De Manouan, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:113-134, page 118 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Anticosti Drug, Kidney Aid Decoction of bark and bark from another plant taken for kidney troubles. Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 64 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Anticosti Drug, Kidney Aid Gum eaten for kidney pains. Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 64 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Anticosti Drug, Throat Aid Infusion of sap used for sore throats. Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 64 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Chippewa Drug, Analgesic Gum melted on warm stone and fumes inhaled for headache. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Chippewa Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Decoction of root used as herbal steam for rheumatic joints. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Chippewa Drug, Dermatological Aid Gum of plant with bear grease used as an ointment for the hair. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 350 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Chippewa Drug, Herbal Steam Decoction of root sprinkled on hot stones and used as herbal steam for rheumatism. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 362 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Chippewa Drug, Herbal Steam Gum of plant melted on warm stone as herbal steam for headache. Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 338 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Abortifacient Pitch used for menstrual irregularity. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of bark and sometimes wood taken for colds. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Cough Medicine Infusion of bark and sometimes wood taken for coughs. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid Pitch and grease used as an ointment for scabies and boils. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid Poultice of pitch applied to cuts. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Decoction of pitch and sturgeon oil used for tuberculosis. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of bark taken for tuberculosis. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Building Material Boughs used to make a brush shelter. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Canoe Material Wood used to make paddles. Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 21 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (External) Steam from decoction of branches used as a bath for rheumatism. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal) Compound decoction taken for rheumatism. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Cancer Treatment Poultice of gum and dried beaver kidneys applied for cancer. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 37 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy Compound decoction taken for colds. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Cold Remedy Infusion of gum and hot milk taken as an antiseptic for colds. Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 37 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine Decoction taken straight or diluted with alcohol for coughs. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Dermatological Aid Compound decoction applied to cuts, bruises, sprains or sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Gynecological Aid Steam from decoction of branches used as a bath for parturition. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Orthopedic Aid Decoction used as wash and poultice applied to cuts, bruises, sprains and sores. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 269 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Compound decoction taken during early stages of consumption. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Urinary Aid Used for bed wetting. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid Used for gonorrhea. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 270 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Malecite Drug, Laxative Juice used as a laxative. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 244 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Malecite Drug, Unspecified Pitch used in medicines. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Malecite Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of bark used for gonorrhea. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 257 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Malecite Drug, Venereal Aid Infusion of bark, spruce bark and tamarack bark used for gonorrhea. Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 257 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Malecite Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Needles and branches used for pillows and bedding. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Malecite Fiber, Sewing Material Roots used for thread. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |
Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Malecite Other, Waterproofing Agent Pitch used for waterproofing seams in canoes. Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1952, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Malecite Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 42:1-7, page 6 |