Rhamnaceae Frangula californica ssp. californica

California Buckthorn

Kawaiisu - Drug, Hemostat

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 58

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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: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Crushed berries used to stop the flow of blood.

RECRD: 93356 id: 15054

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