Rhamnaceae Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r.

Alderleaf Buckthorn

Iroquois - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 381

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Scientific name: Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r.
USDA symbol: RHAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alderleaf Buckthorn
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of bark given to children as a physic.

RECRD: 93337 id: 32769

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