The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Aug. 23. It is reproduced in full below.

The fermented juice of the berries made a tonic. An extract was made by boiling the flowers in water. Applied externally, it allayed fevers and soothed sprains and bruises. Taken internally, the tonic eased lung and stomach trouble.

Glacier National Park

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service