Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
Pursh's Buckthorn
West Coast Indian - Drug, Venereal Aid
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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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: West Coast Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Infusion of root bark or bark taken for gonorrhea.
RECRD: 60290 id: 15142