Rhamnaceae Frangula rubra ssp. rubra

Red Buckthorn

Miwok - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172

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Scientific name: Frangula rubra ssp. rubra
USDA symbol: FRRUR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Buckthorn
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of bark taken as a cathartic.

RECRD: 20288 id: 15146

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