Rosaceae Rosa sp.

Wild Rose

Chippewa - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 360

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Scientific name: Rosa sp.
Common names: Wild Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Infusion of root bark used as a wash to reduce inflammation from cataracts.

RECRD: 93817 id: 34165