Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Thompson - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 253

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Strong or mild decoction of bark and sometimes wood used as a physic.

RECRD: 33167 id: 15134

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