Grossulariaceae Ribes lobbii Gray
Gummy Gooseberry
Saanich - Drug, Psychological Aid
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
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Ribes lobbii Gray
Scientific name: Ribes lobbii Gray
USDA symbol: RILO (
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Common names: Gummy Gooseberry
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Saanich
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Psychological Aid
Notes: Roots used with wild cherry roots to wash newborn children for intelligence and obedience.
RECRD: 47601 id: 33621