Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Quileute - Drug, Panacea

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1936, Plants Used by the Hoh and Quileute Indians, Kansas Academy of Science 37:55-70, page 65

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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: Quileute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Infusion of bark used for 'any sort of disease.'

RECRD: 46599 id: 15118

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