Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Clallam - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Fleisher, Mark S., 1980, The Ethnobotany of the Clallam Indians of Western Washington, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 14(2):192-210, page 201

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Scientific name: Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
USDA symbol: FRPU7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pursh's Buckthorn
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Clallam
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of bark used for wounds.

RECRD: 44639 id: 15084

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