Ethnobotanical Information

Pinus strobus L.

This result should not be considered complete or definitive and is for reference only. Care must be taken when using any wild plant for food, fiber, medicine or any other non-traditional uses. The information was complied using multiple sources and these references should be consulted for more complete descriptions of usage(s) and potential health risk. We are not responsible for any ill effects from the information included on this page.

Uses	Part	Preparation	Effect	Notes
Utility	Fruit			Cones
	Sap or juice
	Trunk or branch			Wreaths, carving
	Seed
	Leaf	Washed, soaked		Weaving baskets
	Root			Lacing
		Dried, stored		Boiled with meat or fish
	Sap or juice			Pitch for canoe repair, soap
	Trunk or branch			Rotten wood like talcum powder, smoking hides, ricing boats, knots for lacrosse ball
Medicine	Bark	tea	Kidney
	Leaf	Dried	Head/eyes	Reviver, inhalant,
	Leaf	Crush or boil; apply to forehead	Nerves	Headache
	Sap or juice	Decoction	Colds/sore throat/earache
	Sap or juice	Poultice	Inflamation/swelling	Sap
	Trunk or branch	Compound poultice	Skin/sores/bleeding	Young tree

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