ribes americanum

action	antidote
body	kidney, uterus
common name	black currant, currant, wild black currant
contains	gla, vitamin C, vitamin P
family	grossulariaceae, saxifragaceae
indigenous use	blackfoot, fox, iroquois, ojibwa, omaha, winnebago
range	acadia national park, allegheny portage railroad national hist, apostle islands national lakeshore, badlands national park, bighorn canyon national recreation area, cuyahoga valley national recreation area, grand portage national monument, indiana dunes national lakeshore, johnstone flood national memorial, knife river indian villages, pictured rocks national lakeshore, pipestone national monument, saint croix national scenic river, shenandoah national park, sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, us, voyageurs national park
used to treat	kidney ailments, orthopedic ailments, women's ailments
comments	Builds blood, highly alkalinizing. One of the highest sources of GLA.