Details

Latin name:

Ilex mucronata (L.) Powell, Savolainen & Andrews Syn.: Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes.

Botanical family:

Aquifoliaceae

Growth habit:

Tree

Vernacular name(s):

mountain holly (Eng.)
faux houx, némopanthe mucroné (Fr.)
mîckimînû'nîmîc (Ojibwa)
wudjiga'nimus (Malecite)
kâmatshakâshit shakâu (Montagnais)

Uses:

•	Fruits :	Medicinal [Ojibwa 86].
•	Roots :	Steeped and taken in gravel [Malecite 65].
•	Leaves :	Used to restore lost appetite and to strengthen the stomach [Cree 44].
•	Inner bark :	Scraped in water, boiled and paste applied to head to reduce pain [Montagnais 71].