| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Menominee Drug, Adjuvant Inner bark used as a seasoner for medicines. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 45 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Menominee Drug, Analgesic Infusion of inner bark taken for chest pain. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 45 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Menominee Drug, Cold Remedy Liquid balsam pressed from trunk used for colds. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 45 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Menominee Drug, Dermatological Aid Gum from plant blisters applied to sores. Densmore, Francis, 1932, Menominee Music, SI-BAE Bulletin #102, page 132 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Menominee Drug, Pulmonary Aid Liquid balsam pressed from trunk used for pulmonary troubles. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 45 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Menominee Drug, Unspecified Poultice of fresh inner bark used for unspecified illnesses. Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 45 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Micmac Drug, Antidiarrheal Buds, cones and inner bark used for diarrhea. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Micmac Drug, Burn Dressing Gum used for burns. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Micmac Drug, Cold Remedy Gum 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 53 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Micmac Drug, Dermatological Aid Gum used for bruises, sores and wounds. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Micmac Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid Cones used for colic. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Micmac Drug, Laxative Buds used as a laxative. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Micmac Drug, Orthopedic Aid Gum used for fractures. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Micmac Drug, Venereal Aid Bark used for gonorrhea and buds used as a laxative. Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 53 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Micmac Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Boughs used to make beds. 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 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Micmac Food, Beverage Bark used to make a beverage. 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 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
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 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Montagnais Drug, Dietary Aid Inner bark grated and eaten to benefit the diet. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 313 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa Drug, Ceremonial Medicine Needle-like leaves used as part of the ceremony involving the sweatbath. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 378 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa Drug, Cold Remedy Balsam gum used for colds and leaf smoke inhaled for colds. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 378 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa Drug, Cough Medicine Plant used as a cough medicine. Reagan, Albert B., 1928, Plants Used by the Bois Fort Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians of Minnesota, Wisconsin Archeologist 7(4):230-248, page 244 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa Drug, Dermatological Aid Balsam gum used for sores and compound containing leaves used as a wash. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 378 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa Drug, Diaphoretic Needle-like leaves used as part of the medicine for the sweatbath. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 378 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa Drug, Eye Medicine Liquid balsam from bark blister used for sore eyes. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 378 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa Drug, Stimulant Leaves used as a reviver and used in compound as a wash. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 378 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa Fiber, Canoe Material Resin boiled twice and added to suet or fat to make a canoe pitch. Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 420 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Cold Remedy Bark gum taken for chest soreness from colds. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Dermatological Aid Bark gum applied to cuts and sores. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Diaphoretic Decoction of bark used to induce sweating. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Ojibwa, South Drug, Venereal Aid Bark gum taken for gonorrhea. Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 198 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Penobscot Drug, Burn Dressing Sap smeared over burns, sores and cuts. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Penobscot Drug, Dermatological Aid Sap used as a salve for burns, sores and cuts. Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Potawatomi Drug, Cold Remedy Fresh balsam gum swallowed for colds. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 68, 69 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Potawatomi Drug, Cold Remedy Needles used to make pillows, believing that the aroma kept one from having a cold. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Potawatomi Drug, Dermatological Aid Balsam gum used as a salve for sores. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 68, 69 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Potawatomi Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy Infusion of bark taken for 'consumption and other internal affections.' Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 68, 69 |
| Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir USDA ABBA |
Potawatomi Fiber, Mats, Rugs & Bedding Needles used to make pillows, believing that the aroma kept one from having a cold. Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 121 |