Ranunculaceae Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd.

Red Baneberry

Thompson - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)

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 245

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Decoction of root taken in a one teaspoon dose for arthritis.

RECRD: 33128 id: 1463

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