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Physician's Materia Medica on Buckthorn Bark (frangula)
BUCKTHORN BARK (Frangula)
The bark of RHAMNUs FRANGULA, Lin. A mild laxative, es pecially suitable for children and for persons subject to hemorrhoids. Practically superseded by Cascara Sagrada, q. v.1
The bark of RHAMNUs FRANGULA, Lin. A mild laxative, es pecially suitable for children and for persons subject to hemorrhoids. Practically superseded by Cascara Sagrada, q. v.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.