WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Materia Medica on Buckthorn Berries
BUCKTHORN BERRIES
The fruit of RHAMNUs CATHARTICA, Lin. Hydragogue cathar tic, liable to be harsh in operation. Should be combined with car minatives. Used in dropsy, rheumatism and gout.1
The fruit of RHAMNUs CATHARTICA, Lin. Hydragogue cathar tic, liable to be harsh in operation. Should be combined with car minatives. Used in dropsy, rheumatism and gout.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.