Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
Pursh's Buckthorn
Thompson - Drug, Liver Aid
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 253
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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: Liver Aid
Notes: Infusion of bark and red elderberry roots taken for liver diseases.
RECRD: 33170 id: 15137