Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
Pursh's Buckthorn
Thompson - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473
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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Strong decoction of bark or wood used as a physic.
RECRD: 93414 id: 15133