Grossulariaceae Ribes cynosbati L.

Eastern Prickly Gooseberry

Meskwaki - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 246

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Scientific name: Ribes cynosbati L.
USDA symbol: RICY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Prickly Gooseberry
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Root used for uterine trouble caused by having too many children.

RECRD: 93655 id: 33457

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