Rosaceae Rubus hispidus L.

Bristly Dewberry

Mohegan - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132

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Scientific name: Rubus hispidus L.
USDA symbol: RUHI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bristly Dewberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Juice of berries taken for dysentery.

RECRD: 93911 id: 34435

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