Latin name:	Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.
Botanical family:	Ranunculaceae
Growth habit:	Herb
Vernacular name(s):	red baneberry (Eng.) actée rouge, poison de couleuvre (Fr.) maskominanatik (Cree) odzi'bikens', wi'cosidji'bik, wîckobidji'bîk (Ojibwa)
Uses:	• Whole plant : Used in a purgative tea [Cree 42; Metis 13]. • Roots : Decoction made with 20 other plants and drunk to treat nose bleeding [Dene 13]. Mixed with spruce branch tips in a decoction taken to treat stomach problems such as indigestion or constipation [Ojibwa 87; Metis 13]. Decoction for stomach pain [Ojibwa 44, 84; Penobscot 44]. Decoction or infusion given to slow heavy menstrual flow [Ojibwa 47; Cree 95]. Tea drunk after childbirth [Ojibwa 87].