Ranunculaceae Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n
Red Baneberry
Thompson - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463
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Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n
Scientific name: Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n
USDA symbol: ACRUA8 (
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Common names: Red Baneberry
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Decoction of root taken for rheumatism.
RECRD: 80609 id: 1475