Rhamnaceae Frangula californica ssp. californica

California Buckthorn

Mewuk - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 366

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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: Mewuk
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of bark and leaves used as a cathartic.

RECRD: 6802 id: 15062

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