Grossulariaceae Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 107
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Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Scientific name: Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
USDA symbol: RILA (
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Common names: Prickly Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Decoction of dried branches taken for diarrhea.
RECRD: 12694 id: 33560