Ericaceae Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.
Lowbush Blueberry
Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Pediatric 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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Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.
Scientific name: Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.
USDA symbol: VAAN (
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Common names: Lowbush Blueberry
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves given to infants for colic.
RECRD: 11139 id: 41955