Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

West Coast Indian - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert, 1934, Various Uses of Plants by West Coast Indians, Washington Historical Quarterly 25:133-37, page 133

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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: West Coast Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of root bark or bark taken as a cathartic.

RECRD: 60292 id: 15139

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