Latin name:	Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bartram
Botanical family:	Pyrolaceae
Growth habit:	Herb
Vernacular name(s):	prince's pine, pipsissewa (Eng.) chimaphile à ombelles, herbe à peigne (Fr.) amiskwathowipak (Cree) k'agegiga'kil (Malecite) yaskopteg, ga'gîge'bûg (Ojibwa) jabak (Abenaki)
Uses:	• Mixed with other species to make a remedy for gonorrhoea and ulcers. Steeped and applied to blisters [Ojibwa: 85]. Applied to open sores and ingested as a tonic and diuretic [44]. Used as an ingredient in a decoction to treat backache or stabbing pain in the chest. Tea or decoction used in blood coughing [Cree: 95]. Steeped with common Juniper and taken in consumption. Steeped and taken to purify blood [Malecite: 65]. Used as a medicine for head colds [Abenaki: 67]. Used in tuberculosis and as a general stomach medicine [Mi'kmaq: 62; Ojibwa: 87]. Boiled and drunk to induce sweating [Algonquians: 63]. • Roots : Decoction used to treat sore eyes [Ojibwa 47]. Steeped with Conioselium chinense, Tsuga canadensis, and Rumex crispus and given in bladder problems [Mi'kmaq 62].