Latin name:	Inonotus obliquus (Ach. Ex Pers.) Pil.
Botanical family:	Hymenochaetaceae
Growth habit:	Fungi
Vernacular name(s):	tinder fungus (Eng.) polypore oblique (Fr.) posakan, wisakichak omiki, wisakecak omikih (Cree)
Uses:	• Decoction drunk to treat heart conditions or mixed with other plants in a medicinal tea for high blood pressure. Soaked overnight and given to help an underweight child gain weight [Cree: 13]. Placed on the skin and burned to produce a counter-irritation in the treatment of arthritis [Cree: 95].