Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Paiute - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 89

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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: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Decoction of bark taken for 'any trouble in the stomach.'

RECRD: 1485 id: 15116

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