Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, kinnikinnick - magic-plants ethnobotany

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, kinnikinnick

Botanical names: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Arbutus acerba, Arbutus buxifolia, Arbutus officinalis, Arbutus uva-ursi, Arctostaphylos officinalis, Uva-ursi buxifolia, Uva-ursi procumbens, Uva-ursi uva-ursi		Ericaceae
Common names English: kinnikinnick, pinemat manzanita Spanish: gayuba, uva de oso, rastrera French: raisin-d'ours commun, raisin d'ours, busserole German: Echte Bärentraube, Immergrüne Bärentraube
Active constituents: glycoside arbutin

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, kinnikinnick

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants