Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Montana Indian - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 21

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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: Montana Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction of leaves, bark and fruit used as an emetic.

RECRD: 93402 id: 15107

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