Tabac indien (kinnickinnick)

Commonly known as the bearberry, named kinnickinnick by aboriginals, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is a specie of the Ericaceae family. It is a small generous wild plant, well known in the region. It grows in what is called “caribou moss”. Its nectar feeds butterflies and hummingbirds, elks and moose eat its leaves, robins, hummingbird birds and bears eat its bright red fruits. In smoking North American natives put dry leaves in their peace pipes. It was said that given their power for calming spirits and clarifying ideas, bearberry leaves helped understanding between peoples. Put a small quantity in a stone or wooden pipe. By Infusion Pour a cup of boiling water over a teaspoon of leaves. Infuse three minutes and filter. Taste slowly to appreciate the delicacy of its taste. The presence of arbutoside in the leaves of the kinnickinnick gives it a urinary antiseptic power. The leaves are diuretic and act as a urinary antiseptic. Let the leaves dry and reuse.

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25.00$