Review Article

Mechanisms of Action of Indigenous Antidiabetic Plants from the Boreal Forest of Northeastern Canada

Table 1

Boreal forest plants covered in this review.

Latin binomial nameCommon nameCree name

Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.Balsam firInnasht
Alnus incana subsp. Rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. ClausenSpeckled alderAtushpi
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. KochAmerican LarchWatnagan
Picea glauca (Moench) VossWhite spruceMinhikw
Populus balsamifera L.Balsam poplarMitush
Rhododendron groenlandicum (Oeder) Kron & JuddLabrador teaKachichpukw
Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja ssp. subarcticum Northern Labrador teaWishichipukwsh
Sarracenia purpurea L. Purple pitcher plantAyigadash
Sorbus decora C.K. (Schneid)Showy mountain ashMushkuminanatikw
Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.LingonberryWishichimna