Rosaceae Rubus allegheniensis Porter

Allegheny Blackberry

Potawatomi - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 79

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Scientific name: Rubus allegheniensis Porter
USDA symbol: RUALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Allegheny Blackberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Root bark used by the Prairie Potawatomi for sore eyes.

RECRD: 93878 id: 34326

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