Rhamnaceae Frangula californica ssp. tomentella (Benth.) Kartesz & Gandhi

California Buckthorn

Diegueno - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 37

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Scientific name: Frangula californica ssp. tomentella (Benth.) Kartesz & Gandhi
USDA symbol: FRCAT2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Buckthorn
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of bark used as a physic.

RECRD: 2532 id: 15075

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