Latin name:	Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx.
Botanical family:	Ericaceae
Growth habit:	Shrub
Vernacular name(s):	blueberry, bilberry, whortle berry, huckleberry (Eng.) airelle fausse-myrtille, bleuet (Fr.) inimena, iyinimin, iynimin, ithinimina, sipikomin (Cree) ts'anlhchoth (Chipewyan)
Uses:	• Whole plant : Component of an anticancer medicine [Metis 13]. • Fruits : Helps to reduce acne. Syrup used to stop vomiting [Metis 13]. • Stem : Boiled to make a drink taken to prevent pregnancy or in combination with other plants to prevent miscarriage, bring blood after childbirth, trigger menstruation, or slow excessive menstruation [Metis, Cree 13]. • Leaves : Decoction taken for headache [Dene 13]. Steeped and applied for rheumatism [Mi'kmaq 62]. • Roots : Tea drunk for headache [Chhipewyan 92]. Herbal water used to ease childbirth [Cree 93].