Grossulariaceae Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.

Prickly Currant

Salish, Coast - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84

View all documented uses for Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.

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Scientific name: Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
USDA symbol: RILA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prickly Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Salish, Coast
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Infusion of roots rubbed on the skin for a charley horse.

RECRD: 47598 id: 33568

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