Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Flathead - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeff, 1992, Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples, Helena. Montana Historical Society Press, page 56

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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: Flathead
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of bark used as a purgative.

RECRD: 45485 id: 15086

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