Latin name:	Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray
Botanical family:	Cucurbitaceae
Growth habit:	Vine
Vernacular name(s):	wild balsam-apple (Eng.) échinocystis lobé, concombre sauvage (Fr.) nîgîtîni'gûnûk (Ojibwa)
Uses:	• Roots : Tea used as a tonic and as a bitter medicine for stomach troubles [Ojibwa 87].