Rhamnaceae Frangula californica ssp. californica

California Buckthorn

Costanoan - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 22

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Scientific name: Frangula californica ssp. californica
USDA symbol: FRCAC5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Buckthorn
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of inner bark used as a purgative.

RECRD: 93348 id: 15045

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