Ranunculaceae Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n

Red Baneberry

Thompson - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463

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Scientific name: Actaea rubra ssp. arguta (Nutt.) Hult‚n
USDA symbol: ACRUA8 (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: Dietary Aid
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for emaciation.

RECRD: 0 id: 1478

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