Ranunculaceae Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.
Red Baneberry
Ojibwa - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 382
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Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.
Scientific name: Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.
USDA symbol: ACRUR2 (
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Common names: Red Baneberry
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Root eaten by men for stomach troubles.
RECRD: 80602 id: 1458