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hey i've picked those in a video game before
I was reading off the list of ethnobotanical uses to my coworker as we were driving back and she was hating me for having to pot all of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphoricarpos
Due to their low saponin content, snowberry was a common medicinal treatment used by several North American Indigenous tribes. Snowberry contains low concentrations of saponins, which are anti-carcinogenic and anti-inflammatory.[11] Saponins have also been proven to help with immune function and decrease cholesterol.[11] Saponins can be extremely toxic if consumed in excess,[11] but are typically applied externally or consumed in concentrations too low to inflict damage.[12] Its toxic effects can also be reduced through cooking.[13]
The snowberry plant is known to be disinfectant, laxative, diuretic and has the ability to reduce fever.[12] Native Americans found several uses for the snowberry plant. Snowberry leaves were chewed up and used in a poultice to treat external wounds.[12] Its berries were used for a number of applications including as an eyewash, as an antiperspirant, a diarrhea remedy, and was also rubbed on the skin as a treatment for burns, rashes, warts, sores, cuts and other external wounds.[12] Snowberry stems were boiled and their essence was extracted to be used for stomach problems, menstrual pain, and as a soap. Weaker dilutions were used for children, meanwhile stronger concentrations were used as a disinfectant to clean open sores.[12] Snowberry bark was also boiled, its essence extracted and used to treat sexually transmitted diseases and urinary dysfunction issues. Its roots were commonly used in the treatment of fever, stomach ache, common cold, and even tuberculosis.[12] In California, the Coastal Miwok used pounded snowberry root to treat ailments such as the cold.[14]
Due to the content of saponins in the berries, some tribes of the Pacific Northwest used the crushed fruits to stun fish in lakes and rivers in order to facilitate the harvesting of fish. The saponins, which are not toxic to humans, interfere with oxygen absorption in the gills.[15]
Other uses
In Ireland, children use the berries for play, bursting the berries close to each other's ears. The berries are known as "billy busters".
They'll kill a fish, make you shit, clean you up, cure every type of wound and illness including horny ones, wash your eyes out, and keep you from being sweaty.
tell me more about these horny illneses
I wish wikipedia elaborated on that more. It seems like it'd be the external wounds with gonorrhea/herpes/syphilis, but if it's also clearing out the urinary tract it could be a chlamydia treatment.
that's amazing
Sons of the Forest?
i actually can't remember but perhaps.. i was thinking Skyrim but could be wrong
From one native plant restorationist to another: this is tremendously admirable work. Nice job!
but like for real
I'm going to dox you by learning where snowberries grow. Also your coworker's work truck with the caution lights, "go around" lights, extended cab, and lock box is giving me "gawd I wish that were me" energy.
That one is too much truck. I always feel super anxious driving it because it's so high up. The little 1990s Ford Ranger in front of me though, I'd buy that in a heartbeat if I needed a new vehicle. It feels like my subcompact but with a greater cargo capacity than most of the larger trucks.
Yeah I had beer goggles on and was kind of joking, but it is too big. I worked for a company that was very proud to show off their electric full size pickup but the people who drove it typically gave feedback that yeah it's actually too big and a pain to get around for what we were doing.
Berry? i hardly snow ‘er!
right on, good for you comrade. these grow around here too, they are a nice plant. I like their delicate pink/white flowers in the spring. they are not too hard to propagate by seed also, though it takes a while. I've found that if you pick a lot of berries and then just chuck them onto suitable surface, a year or so later you'll see them start to come up. oregon grape is similar. this doesn't have the hit rate of doing cuttings/transplants like you're doing, but the white berries are just so much fun to pick and throw.