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

California Buckthorn

Diegueno - Drug, Dermatological Aid

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: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Decoction of bark and salt used as a bath for poison oak.

RECRD: 2533 id: 15076

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