Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Shuswap - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, 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: Shuswap
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Decoction of bark taken as a laxative.

RECRD: 93407 id: 15123

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