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spruce-gum tea
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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an infusion of boiled tender spruce shoots, used for the prevention of scurvy.
See: spruce tea
Quotations
1962
MacDonnell's party suffered from scurvy, allayed in part by drinking spruce gum tea.