Latin name:	Asarum canadense L.
Botanical family:	Aristolochiaceae
Growth habit:	Herb
Vernacular name(s):	wild ginger (Eng.) asaret du Canada, gingembre sauvage (Fr.) dagmigwe-al (Malecite) agabwen, name'pîn (Ojibwa) alna'badipwa'beule (Abenaki)
Uses:	• Roots : Used as general medicine [Ojibwa 85, 87]. Remedies for bruises and contusions [Algonquians 63]. Tea drunk for fever and convulsions in infants [Algonquin 69]. Steeped and given in cramps [Malecite 65]. Used as cough medicine [Abenaki 67]. Mixed with Plantago major to make a poultice used to treat inflamed skin. Dried, mashed and applied as a poultice on fractures [Ojibwa 47]. • Rhizomes and roots : Used as a carminative [Ojibwa 88]. or as a remedy for stomach troubles [44].