They are shiny with 2-3 seeds and are 4 mm long.

It produces small white flowers in spring and bright red fruits in summer.įRUITS: The fruits are bright red, flattened berries that are arranged in a large terminal pyramidal cluster. LEAVES: Devil's Club grows up to 6 metres tall and has large (20 to 40 centimetres across), maple-shaped leaves. ĮDIBILITY: The fruits are considered poisonous to humans but are eaten by bears. POISONOUS: The fruits are considered poisonous to humans but are eaten by bears. While the berries are not edible to humans they were also used medicinally, such as in treating dandruff and lice. Many people suffering from diabetes today still drink devil's club bark tea. Some of the most commonly treated ailments were arthritis, rheumatism, gastrointestinal issues, colds and fever, and diabetes. The many medicinal purposes of this plant vary between cultures, though most traditional medicines used the roots and green inner bark. It is also used for emptying the bowels and causing vomiting.ĭevil's club has numerous medicinal, practical, ceremonial, and spiritual uses in the traditional cultures of coastal First Nations groups. Devil's club is used for arthritis, cancer, wounds, fever, tuberculosis, stomach trouble, cough, colds, sore throat, diabetes, low blood sugar, and pneumonia. People use the inner bark of the root and stem for medicine.

SEASON: It is mostly in the west from southern Alaska and the Yukon Territory to southwestern Oregon in the west to Alberta, the Idaho panhandle and neighboring Montana in the east with a disjunctive population on islands in Lake Superior (listed as threatened in Michigan). WEST FORK LAKE, MOUNTAIN 6416' & LOOKOUT TOWER TRAIL #347 TWO MOUTH LAKES TO THE WIGWAMS HIGH TRAVERSE SHORTY PEAK TRAIL #95 6515' & LONE TREE PEAK 6732' RUSSELL PEAK 6618' TRAIL #12 & RUSSELL RIDGE #92 MYRTLE LAKE 5950' & MYRTLE PEAK 7122' TRAIL #286 MOUNT ROOTHAAN 7326' AND CHIMNEY ROCK 7124' TRAIL #256 CUTOFF PEAK 6844' AND SMITH PEAK'S NORTH RIDGEįAULT LAKE 5980' & HUNT PEAK 7058' TRAIL #59

The Devils by Joe Abercrombie