Ribes glandulosum
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| Ribes glandulosum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Grossulariaceae |
| Genus: | Ribes |
| Species: | R. glandulosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ribes glandulosum Grauer | |
Ribes glandulosum (skunk currant) is a species of flowering plant in the family Grossulariaceae, native to northern North America. It is a deciduous shrub growing to 0.5 m (2 ft) tall and wide, with palmate leaves and small, spherical white fruits in summer.[1][2]
Uses
The Ojibwa people take a compound decoction of the root for back pain and for "female weakness."[3] The Cree people use a decoction of the stem, either by itself or mixed with wild red raspberry, to prevent clotting after birth. [4] The Algonquin people use the berries as food.[5]
References
- ↑ http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RIGL
- ↑ http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ribes+glandulosum
- ↑ Densmore, Frances 1928 Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379 (p. 356)
- ↑ Leighton, Anna L. 1985 Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series (p. 54)
- ↑ Black, Meredith Jean 1980 Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec. Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65 (p. 88)
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