Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Klamath - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Spier, Leslie, 1930, Klamath Ethnography, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 30:1-338, page 131

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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: Klamath
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Infusion of leaves, twigs, bark and berries taken as an emetic.

RECRD: 93397 id: 15098

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