Ericaceae Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.

Lowbush Blueberry

Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 217

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Scientific name: Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.
USDA symbol: VAAN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lowbush Blueberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves given to infants for colic.

RECRD: 11138 id: 41952

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