Grossulariaceae Ribes laxiflorum Pursh

Trailing Black Currant

Skagit, Upper - Drug, Cold Remedy

Use documented by:
Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 38

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Scientific name: Ribes laxiflorum Pursh
USDA symbol: RILA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Trailing Black Currant
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Skagit, Upper
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Bark boiled and used as a cold medicine.

RECRD: 8381 id: 33601

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