Latin name:	Symphoricarpos albus (L.) S.F. Blake var. albus Syn.: S. racemosus Michx.
Botanical family:	Caprifoliaceae
Growth habit:	Shrub
Vernacular name(s):	snowberry, wax berry, wolfberry (Eng.) symphorine blanche, graine d'hiver, graine de loup (Fr.) mahekun menes, mahekunimin, mayikaniminanahtik, mahikanimin (Cree) main'gamûna'tig, anîgomiji'mînaga'wûnj (Ojibwa)
Uses:	• Fruits : Crushed or boiled to make a wash for sore eyes [Dene 13]. • Roots and stem : Decoction used to a treat teething pain and venereal disease [Cree 95; Dene 13]. Used as an eye wash and drunk to treat skin rashes or mixed with another plant to make a remedy for venereal deseases [Dene 13]. • Branches and leaves : Decoction used as a diuretic [Cree 13]. • Stem : Decoction given for kidney problems [Cree 13]. • Fruits : Infusion used to treat sore eyes [Cree 95]. • Whole plant : Infusion applied externally to treat a skin rash [Cree 95]. • Roots : Decoction used as a diuretic. Infusion given after childbirth [Ojibwa 47]. Decoction taken as a physic, or mixed with Andropogon gerardii and used to treat stoppage of urine [Ojibwa 47]. Tea used to clear up the afterbirth, and enable quicker convalescence after childbirth [Ojibwa 87].