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Ribes lacustre Poir., Swamp Gooseberry 
Bella Coola: Roots boiled and the decoction taken internally many 
times a day to cure constipation. 
Leaves chewed and cud tied on sores caused by the prickers of 
the plant; if leaves unobtainable the bark substituted after singeing 
off the prickers. 
Southern Carrier: Not used. 
Gitksan: Bark boiled and used as a remedy for some unspecified 
malady. 
Ribes divaricatum Dough, Common Gooseberry 
Bella Coola: Bark or roots, sometimes mixed with those of the wild 
crab apple ( Pyrus diversifolia Bong.), boiled, and the decoction used 
as an eye-wash three times a day for soreness and approaching blind- 
' ness. 
Southern Carrier: Not used. 
Ribes sp., Gooseberry 
Northern Carrier: See scrub pine, page 49. 
Saxifraga Bongardi Prest., Saxifrage 
Bella Coola: Roots and leaves gathered in the autumn, placed in 
a very small box with a very little water, and boiled. Decoction 
taken cold, or preferably hot, in quantity to cure strangulation of 
the bladder. Said to effect a cure in one day. 
Southern Carrier: Not used. 
ROSACEAE, ROSE FAMILY 
Primus emarginata Dough, Wild Cherry 
Bella Coola: Roots and inside bark boiled with much w’ater and 
the decoction taken in quantity daily for heart trouble. 
Southern Carrier: Not used. 
Gitksan: Not used. 
Rubus spectabilis Pursh., Salmon Berry 
Bella Coola: Bark of roots boiled and taken internally for certain 
stomach troubles, but not for diarrhoea or vomiting. 
Southern Carrier: Not used. 
Gitksan: Not used. 
Rubus sp., Raspberry 
Northern Carrier: See scrub pine, page 49. 
Fragaria bracteata Heller., Strawberry 
Bella Coola: Not used, but said to be used by Haida of Queen 
Charlotte islands to cure vomiting. 
Southern Carrier: Not used. 
Gitksan : Not used. 
