Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Skagit, Upper - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Theodoratus, Robert J., 1989, Loss, Transfer, and Reintroduction in the Use of Wild Plant Foods in the Upper Skagit Valley, Northwest Anthropological Research Notes 23(1):35-52, page 42

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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: Skagit, Upper
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Decoction of bark used as a laxative.

RECRD: 8422 id: 15128

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