Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
Pursh's Buckthorn
Haisla and Hanaksiala - Drug, Laxative
Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 262
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Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
Scientific name: Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
USDA symbol: FRPU7 (
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Common names: Pursh's Buckthorn
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion of bark used as a laxative.
RECRD: 61369 id: 15089