Latin name:	Ribes oxyacanthoides L.
Botanical family:	Grossulariaceae
Growth habit:	Shrub
Vernacular name(s):	Canada gooseberry (Eng.) groseiller du Nord, groseillier hérissé (Fr.) sapoominak, sapomin, sabuwmin (Cree) cabo'minaga'wûnj (Ojibwa) daghochi (Dene) daghósjíé (Chipewyan)
Uses:	• Roots : Decoction drunk to stimulate menstruations [Dene 13; Chipewyan 92]. • Stems : Steeped in boiling water and the tea drunk by mothers after childbirth to stop excessive bleeding [Metis 13]. Mixed with Ribes hudsonianum in a decoction used to treat sickness after childbirth [Cree 95]. Boiled and tea drunk to cure mouth infections, sore stomach and to relieve shortness of breath. Solution also used for sore eyes [Dene 101]. • Fruits : Decoction used to treat weakness and back pain in women [Ojibwa 47].