Ranunculaceae Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.

Red Baneberry

Cree, Hudson Bay - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303

View all documented uses for Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.

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Scientific name: Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.
USDA symbol: ACRUR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Baneberry
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Cree, Hudson Bay
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Plant used as a purgative.

RECRD: 80597 id: 1455

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