Rhamnaceae Rhamnus alnifolia L'H‚r.

Alderleaf Buckthorn

Meskwaki - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 241

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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: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Decoction of bark taken for constipation.

RECRD: 93334 id: 32777

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