Latin name:
Mitchella repens
L.
Botanical family:
Rubiaceae
Growth habit:
Herb
Vernacular name(s):
two-eyed Berry, creeper partridge-berry (Eng.)
mitchella rampant, pain de perdrix (Fr.)
papatigwibagassiwil (Abenaki)
Uses:
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Fruits :
Used to treat swellings [Abenaki 67]. Cooked into a jelly and used for fever [Algonquians 63].