Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus Nutt.

Thimbleberry

Thompson - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 270

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Scientific name: Rubus parviflorus Nutt.
USDA symbol: RUPAP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Thimbleberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Green insect galls found on stems burned & the ashes rubbed on babies' navels if they did not heal.

RECRD: 33330 id: 34869