Rosaceae Rubus frondosus Bigelow
Yankee Blackberry
Chippewa - Drug, Abortifacient
Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 358
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Rubus frondosus Bigelow
Scientific name: Rubus frondosus Bigelow
USDA symbol: RUFR4 (
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Common names: Yankee Blackberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Decoction of root taken for 'stoppage of periods.'
RECRD: 93905 id: 34422