Details

Latin name:

Betula pumila L. var. glandulifera Regel. Syn: B. glandulifera (Regel) Butler

Botanical family:

Betulaceae

Growth habit:

Tree

Vernacular name(s):

low birch (Eng.)
bouleau glandulifère (Fr.)
bîne'mîcins (Ojibwa)
ínt'ánbandhaze (Chipewyan)

Uses:

•	Cones :	Put on coals and used as an incense to cure catarrh. Tea drunk during menstruation and for strengthening during childbirth [Ojibwa 87].
•	Twigs :	Chewed and put on a deep cut [Chipewyan 92].