Latin name: Vaccinium uliginosum L.
Botanical family: Ericaceae
Growth habit: Shrub
Vernacular name(s): alpine bilberry, bog blueberry (Eng.)
airelle des marécages (Fr.)
jàk zheii (Dene)
Uses:
Stem and leaves :Boiled to make a tea for cold [Dene 99].
Berries :Eaten raw or made into a tea taken in diabetes or in heart problems [Dene 100].