Editing Ribes (section)

==Uses==
A number of species produce edible berries, some of which are categorized as currants and [[gooseberries]].

[[Blackfoot]] people used blackcurrant root (''[[Ribes hudsonianum]]'') for the treatment of kidney diseases and menstrual and menopausal problems. The [[Cree]] used the fruit of ''[[Ribes glandulosum]]'' as a fertility enhancer to assist women in becoming pregnant.<ref>{{cite book |title=Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West |first=Gregory L. |last=Tilford |date=1997 |publisher=Mountain Press Publishing |place=Missoula |isbn=978-0-87842-359-0}}</ref>

European immigrants who settled in North America in the 18th century typically made wine from both red and white currants.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kalm|first=Pehr|author-link=Pehr Kalm|title=Travels into North America: containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general, with the civil, ecclesiastical and commercial state of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and several curious and important remarks on various subjects |publisher=T. Lowndes |year=1772|location=London|translator=Johann Reinhold Forster |page=[https://archive.org/details/travelsintonorth01kalm_3/page/67/mode/1up 67] |url= |language=en |oclc=1083889360 |isbn=9780665515002 }}</ref>