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Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Bella Coola Drug, Dermatological Aid
Leaves or bark chewed and cud tied on sores caused by the prickers of plant.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 58
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Bella Coola Drug, Laxative
Decoction of root taken many times a day for constipation.
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 58
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Bella Coola Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 206
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Bella Coola Other, Protection
Used as a deterrent against snakes.
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 206
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Cheyenne Food, Dried Food
Berries dried for future use.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 175
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Cheyenne Food, Fruit
Berries eaten fresh.
Grinnell, George Bird, 1972, The Cheyenne Indians - Their History and Ways of Life Vol.2, Lincoln. University of Nebraska Press, page 175
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Cowichan Fiber, Cordage
Roots boiled with cedar and wild rose roots, pounded and woven into rope.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Cowichan Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Roots used to make reef nets.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Gitksan Drug, Unspecified
Decoction of bark used for 'some unspecified malady.'
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 58
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Gosiute Food, Dried Food
Berries dried and stored for winter use.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 379
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Gosiute Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 379
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Haisla and Hanaksiala Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 254
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Lummi Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of twigs taken for general body aches.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 32
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Montana Indian Food, Fruit
Fruit highly esteemed as an article of diet.
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 21
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of dried branches taken for diarrhea.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 107
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Okanagan-Colville Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of dried branches taken for colds.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 107
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Okanagon Food, Staple
Berries used as a principle food.
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 239
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Oweekeno Drug, Poison
Plant considered poisonous.
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 104
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Paiute Food, Sauce & Relish
Fruit eaten raw or boiled into a sauce.
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 77
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Saanich Drug, Psychological Aid
Roots used with wild cherry roots to wash newborn children for intelligence and obedience.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Saanich Fiber, Cordage
Roots boiled with cedar and wild rose roots, pounded and woven into rope.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Saanich Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Roots used to make reef nets.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Salish, Coast Drug, Other
Infusion of roots rubbed on the skin for a charley horse.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Salish, Coast Food, Bread & Cake
Berries boiled, dried into rectangular cakes and used as a winter food.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Salish, Coast Other, Tools
Stiff, sharp thorns used as probes for boils, for removing splinters and for tattooing.
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 84
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Shuswap Drug, Panacea
Berries used for health and strength.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 63
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Shuswap Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 63
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Skagit Drug, Eye Medicine
Decoction of bark used as a wash for sore eyes.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 32
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Skagit Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of bark taken during childbirth.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 32
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Skagit, Upper Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of bark taken by women during childbirth.
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
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Skagit, Upper Food, Fruit
Berries eaten fresh.
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
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Swinomish Drug, Poison
Thorns considered poisonous.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 32
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Thompson Drug, Eye Medicine
Infusion of cambium layer used as a wash for sore eyes.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 469
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of wood taken as a tonic for the stomach.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 469
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Thompson Drug, Gynecological Aid
Berries considered good medicine for women.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 229
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Thompson Drug, Other
Decoction of roots and scraped stems taken for 'general indisposition.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 469
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Thompson Drug, Tonic
Decoction of wood taken as a tonic for the stomach.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 469
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Thompson Food, Dried Food
Berries dried or sometimes buried fresh in the ground for future use.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 229
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Thompson Food, Frozen Food
Berries stored in the freezer for future use.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 229
Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir.
Prickly Currant
USDA RILA
Thompson Food, Preserves
Berries used to make jam.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 229