| Vernacular name(s): | bog cranberry, cowberry, lingonberry (Eng.)
airelle vigne d'Ida, berris, graines rouges (Fr.)
wesakemina, wisaki (hmin, wiysukiymin Cree)
uîshatshiminânakashî (Montagnais)
natl'at (Dene)
nantlh'ër (Chipewyan) |
| Uses: | | • | Fruits : | Used for stomach cleansing [Cree 13]. , fever [Dene 13; Chipewyan 92]. , diabetes [Cree 82, 83]. , mouth infections in children, and throat pain [Montagnais 71]. Cooked to make a jam used for diarrhoea. Juice used to dampen contractions during childbirth [Montagnais 71]. Juice taken for kidney problems, cough and cold, indigestion, and to improve appetite [Dene 99]. Chewed or boiled to ease cough and cold [Dene 101]. | | • | Roots and stems : | Boiled and the decoction drunk to treat bladder problems [Cree 13]. | | • | Whole plant and fruits : | Tea drunk to treat kidney or urinary tract problems [Dene 100]. |
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