🪶Indigenous / Native American🏞️Appalachian Folk Medicine
Blackberry Root
Rubus allegheniensis
About Blackberry Root
Blackberry Root (Rubus allegheniensis) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American and Appalachian Folk Medicine traditions to help with Diarrhea, IBS, Gut Health, and Digestive Issues, among 2 other conditions it addresses. The root is the part traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Rubus allegheniensis is a species of bramble, known as Allegheny blackberry and simply as common blackberry. Like other blackberries, it is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is very common in eastern and central North America. It is also naturalized in a few locations in California and British Columbia.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Root · both