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Larix americana

USDA LALA
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of boiled inner bark applied to sores and swellings.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317
Larix americana

USDA LALA
Micmac Drug, Diuretic
Decoction of boughs taken as a diuretic.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 317
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Abnaki Drug, Cough Medicine
Decoction of plant and bark from another plant used for coughs.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 163
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Abnaki Drug, Cough Medicine
Infusion of bark and roots from other plants taken for persistent coughs.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 163
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Abnaki Drug, Cough Medicine
Used for coughs.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 154
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Cough Medicine
Needles and inner bark used for cough medicine.
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 127
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Disinfectant
Poultice of needles and inner bark applied to 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 127
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Algonquin, Quebec Drug, Unspecified
Used with ground pine as a medicinal 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 127
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Algonquin, Tete-de-Boule Drug, Laxative
Infusion of young branches used as a laxative.
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 129
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
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 63
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Anticosti Food, Beverage
Branches and needles used to make tea.
Rousseau, Jacques, 1946, Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti, Archives de Folklore 1:60-71, page 63
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Chippewa Drug, Blood Medicine
Infusion of bark taken for anemic conditions.
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1933, Some Chippewa Uses of Plants, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press, page 123
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Chippewa Drug, Burn Dressing
Poultice of chopped inner bark applied to burns.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 352
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Chippewa Other, Containers
Roots used to weave bags.
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 377
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Antiemetic
Used with eight different trees for vomiting.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction used as a wash & poultice of boiled inner bark and wood applied to frostbite or deep 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 41
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Cree, Woodlands Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of warm, boiled inner bark applied to wounds to draw out infection.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Cree, Woodlands Fiber, Snow Gear
Wood used to make toboggans.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Cree, Woodlands Other, Hide Preparation
Rotten wood used to smoke tan and yellow tint hides.
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 41
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Iroquois Drug, Analgesic
Fermented compound decoction taken for soreness.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 268
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
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 268
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Iroquois Drug, Blood Medicine
Fermented compound decoction taken when 'blood gets bad and cold.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 268
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
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 268
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Iroquois Drug, Cough Medicine
Compound decoction taken for coughs.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 268
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Iroquois Drug, Febrifuge
Fermented compound decoction taken for fever.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 268
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Iroquois Drug, Stimulant
Fermented compound decoction taken when one is tired from complaint.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 268
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid
Compound decoction taken for gonorrhea.
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 268
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Iroquois Drug, Venereal Aid
Compound powder poultice 'put in bag, place penis in bag and tie around waist.'
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 268
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Malecite Drug, Cold Remedy
Infusion of bark used for colds.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Malecite Drug, Strengthener
Infusion of bark used for general debility.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Malecite Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Infusion of bark used for consumption.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 249
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Malecite Drug, Unspecified
Bark used as medicine.
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
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Malecite Drug, Venereal Aid
Infusion of bark, spruce bark and balsam bark used for gonorrhea.
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 257
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Malecite Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Used to make arrow shafts.
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
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of bark used for unspecified ailments.
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 45
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Menominee Drug, Other
Infusion of bark 'drives out inflammation and generates heat.'
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 45
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Menominee Drug, Veterinary Aid
Infusion of bark given to horses 'to better their condition from distemper.'
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 45
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy
Bark used for colds.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid
Bark used for 'suppurating wounds' and colds.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Micmac Drug, Stimulant
Bark used for physical weakness.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Micmac Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Bark used for consumption.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Micmac Drug, Venereal Aid
Bark used for gonorrhea.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 58
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Micmac Other, Fuel
Wood used for kindling and fuel.
Speck, Frank G. and R.W. Dexter, 1951, Utilization of Animals and Plants by the Micmac Indians of New Brunswick, Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 41:250-259, page 258
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Montagnais Drug, Expectorant
Infusion of buds and bark taken as an expectorant.
Burgesse, J. Allen, 1944, The Woman and the Child Among the Lac-St.-Jean Montagnais, Primitive Man 17:1-18, page 14
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Ojibwa Drug, Disinfectant
Dried leaves used as an inhalant and fumigator.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 378379
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Ojibwa Drug, Unspecified
Infusion of roots and bark used as a general medicine.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Ojibwa Fiber, Basketry
Root fibers used to make durable bags.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Ojibwa Fiber, Canoe Material
Roots used to sew canoes and used as the strong upper wrappings over the canoe edges.
Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Ojibwa Fiber, Canoe Material
Roots used to sew canoes.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch
Tamarack
USDA LALA
Ojibwa Fiber, Sewing Material
Roots used as a sewing material.
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 421