Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
Pursh's Buckthorn
Tolowa - Drug, Laxative
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 50
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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: Tolowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Bark used as a laxative.
RECRD: 5964 id: 15138