Abies

{a’-be-ez) [L.]. A genus of coniferous plants, including the fir, hemlock, and spruce. A. balsamea, Silver Fir, Balsam Fir, or Balm of Gilead, a tree of the nat. ord. Conifer a, from which is derived the Terebinth in a Can a dens is. A. can a dens is, Hemlock Spruce; bark of the Canadian Fir-tree. It is used as an astringent in various local and internal conditions. It yields Pix Can a dens is. A. excels a, Norway Spruce. It yields Pix Burgundica. A. pectin at a, the European Silver Fir. Its buds are resinous^, balsamic, and sudorific. Unof. A. Preparations, Extractum 20