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]. |
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