Grossulariaceae Ribes lobbii Gray

Gummy Gooseberry

Kwakiutl - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 286

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Scientific name: Ribes lobbii Gray
USDA symbol: RILO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gummy Gooseberry
Family: Grossulariaceae
Family (APG): Grossulariaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Root ash and oil used as salve on boils.

RECRD: 93699 id: 33617

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