Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Bella Coola - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 208

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Scientific name: Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
USDA symbol: FRPU7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pursh's Buckthorn
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion of bark taken as a strong laxative.

RECRD: 47862 id: 15083

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