Latin name:
Ribes triste
Pall.
Botanical family:
Grossulariaceae
Growth habit:
Shrub
Vernacular name(s):
wild red currant (Eng.)
gadellier amer (Fr.)
mîci'tcimînûk, cigagwa'tigon (Ojibwa)
eneeyù' (Dene)
Uses:
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Whole plant :
Tea used for stomach problems [Dene 99].
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Leaves :
Used to prepare "female remedy" [Ojibwa 87]. Applied to burns [Dene 100].
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Roots and stalk :
Decoction used to treat gravel [Ojibwa 47].
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Stalk :
Mixed with roots of Aralia racemosa and Aralia nudicaulis in a decoction taken in amenorrhoea [Ojibwa 47].
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Bark :
Herbal water used to induce menses [Cree 93].