| • | Whole plant : | Tea drunk for diarrhoea [Dene 100]. |
| • | Berries : | Used to treat diabetes [Cree 82]. |
| • | Roots : | Mixed with other plants in a decoction drunk to treat cough [Dene 13; Chipewyan 92]. |
| • | Twigs : | Used as a diuretic [Cree 95]. Boiled with spruce cones and tea applied to sores, or drunk to cure mouth infections and sore throats [Dene 101]. |
| • | Roots, berries and stems : | Tea drunk for stomach ache and cold [Dene 99]. |
| • | Branches and roots : | Boiled and tea drunk to cure mouth infections [Dene 101]. |
| • | Branches and berries : | Boiled and tea drunk to ease menstrual pain, pain related to child birth, and to cure mouth infections. Also applied to rashes [Dene 101]. |