Latin name: Ribes hudsonianum Richardson
Botanical family: Grossulariaceae
Growth habit: Shrub
Vernacular name(s): northern black currant (Eng.)
gadellier de la Baie d'Hudson (Fr.)
Uses:
Roots :Boiled with other plants to make a drink for cold [Dene 13].
Stems :Mixed with Ribes oxycanthoides in a decoction used to treat sickness after childbirth [Cree 95]. Decoction with leaves and flowers taken as a cough medicine [Dene 98].
Roots and bark :Medicinal [Ojibwa 86].