Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Nitinaht - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 115

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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: Nitinaht
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion of spring or early summer bark taken as a mild but effective laxative.

RECRD: 47330 id: 15111

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