Rhamnaceae Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper

Pursh's Buckthorn

Thompson - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473

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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: Laxative
Notes: Mild decoction of bark or wood used as a laxative.

RECRD: 93415 id: 15136

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