Ranunculaceae Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.

Red Baneberry

Ojibwa, South - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Hoffman, W.J., 1891, The Midewiwin or 'Grand Medicine Society' of the Ojibwa, SI-BAE Annual Report #7, page 201

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Scientific name: Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.
USDA symbol: ACRUR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Baneberry
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa, South
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Decoction of root taken for stomach pain caused by having 'swallowed hair.'

RECRD: 80607 id: 1460

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