Grossulariaceae Ribes cynosbati L.

Eastern Prickly Gooseberry

Potawatomi - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 82

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Scientific name: Ribes cynosbati L.
USDA symbol: RICY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Prickly Gooseberry
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Root bark used by the Prairie Potawatomi as a uterine remedy.

RECRD: 93657 id: 33462

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