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Red baneberry

Actaea rubra

Actée rouge

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  • Ethnobotany
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  • Description
  • Identification
  • Names
  • Etymology
  • Uses
  • Ethnobotany
  • Classification
Some Amerindian tribes made a tea with the root of the plant to cure cold, arthritis and rheumatisms.
Others used the juice from the fruits to poison arrows.
They also chewed leaves to stimulate the blood circulation.
Red baneberry (Actaea rubra)
Red baneberry : 1- Flowering plant
Red baneberry : 2- Fruits (berries)
Red baneberry : 3- Leaf
Red baneberry : 4- Inflorescence
Red baneberry : 5- Flowering plant
Red baneberry : 6- Flowers
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