Picea glauca

Picea glauca
Family:Picea glauca; Antiseptic; Digestive; Diuretic; Laxative; Pectoral; Poultice; Salve; Skin; TB.
Common name:White spruce
White spruce was widely employed medicinally by several native North American Indian tribes who valued it especially for treating chest complaints. It is little if at all used in modern herbalism. An infusion of the cones has been used in the treatment of urinary troubles. The inner bark is pectoral. It has been chewed and an infusion drunk in the treatment of TB influenza coughs and colds. An infusion is also drunk in the treatment of rheumatism. The inner bark has also been used as a poultice on sores and infected areas and has also been used to bandage cuts. The tea made from the young shoot tips has antiseptic properties. It is used in the treatment of respiratory infections. A decoction of the stems is used as a herbal steam bath in the treatment of rheumatism. The gum is antiseptic digestive laxative pectoral and salve. A decoction has been used in the treatment of respiratory complaints. The gum obtained from the trunk (probably pitch) has been used as a salve on sores and cuts. A poultice of the gum mixed with oil has been used to treat skin rashes scabies persistent scabs growing boils etc and has also been used on wounds where there is blood poisoning. The rotten dried finely powdered wood has been used as a baby powder and as a treatment for skin rashes.

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