Search for Abies balsamea found 87 matches:

Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Abnaki Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Gum used to make various ointments.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 164)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Abnaki Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Gum used for "slight" itches.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 164)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Abnaki Drug (Disinfectant)
Used as an antiseptic.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 155)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 163)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Abnaki Drug (Unspecified)
Needles stuffed into pillows and used for good health.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 164)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Abnaki Drug (Panacea)
Leaves made into pillows and used as a panacea.
Rousseau, Jacques 1947 Ethnobotanique Abenakise. Archives de Folklore 11:145-182 (p. 155)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 124)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 124)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 124)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 124)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 124)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 124)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 118)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 64)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Anticosti Drug (Kidney Aid)
Gum eaten for kidney pains.
Rousseau, Jacques 1946 Notes Sur L'ethnobotanique D'anticosti. Archives de Folklore 1:60-71 (p. 64)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 64)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 338)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 362)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 350)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 338)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 362)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 21)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 21)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 21)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 21)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 21)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 21)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 21)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 269)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Antirheumatic (Internal))
Compound decoction taken for rheumatism.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 37)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 37)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Cold Remedy)
Compound decoction taken for colds.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 269)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 269)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 269)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 269)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 269)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 270)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Urinary Aid)
Used for bed wetting.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 270)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Iroquois Drug (Venereal Aid)
Used for gonorrhea.
Herrick, James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany. State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis (p. 270)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Malecite Drug (Laxative)
Juice used as a laxative.
Mechling, W.H. 1959 The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs. Anthropologica 8:239-263 (p. 244)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 6)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 257)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 257)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 45)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 45)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 45)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
Menominee Drug (Dermatological Aid)
Gum from plant blisters applied to sores.
Densmore, Francis 1932 Menominee Music. SI-BAE Bulletin #102 (p. 132)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 45)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 45)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 53)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 53)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 53)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 53)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 53)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 53)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 53)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 53)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 313)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 378)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 378)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 244)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 378)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 378)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 378)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 378)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 198)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 198)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 198)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 198)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 309)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 309)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 121)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 68, 69)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 68, 69)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 68, 69)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 258)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 118)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 21)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 21)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 6)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 6)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 258)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 420)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 121)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 6)


Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill.
Balsam Fir; Pinaceae
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 (p. 258)