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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bark of Rhamnus Frangula, used in medicine for somewhat the same purpose as rhubarb.
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Among the shrubs are Crataegus monogyna, Euonimus europea, Cornus mas, C. sanguinea, Rhamnus frangula, R. catharctica, Viburnum opulus, Berberis vulgaris, Hippophae rhamnoides, Tamarix spp. and occasional Corylus avellana.
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Aloe, buckthorn, frangula and senna have natural laxative chemicals and can be very powerful constipation cures.
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Ssp. glaucum occurs in Somalia and ssp. frangula in southern Africa.
Chapter 7 1999
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LEMLI, J. and CUVEELE, J. (1978) Transformation of anthroneglycosides by drying of the leaves of Cassia senna and Rhamnus frangula.
Chapter 5 1953
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The berry of the _Rhamnus frangula _may be known by its containing only two seeds.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Likewise a milder kind of Buckthorn, which is much more useful as a Simple, grows freely in England, the _Rhamnus frangula_ or so-called
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Here are a few shrubs growing on these shelly heights, viz. Rhamnus frangula, Sideroxilon, Myrica, Zanthoxilon clava Herculis, Juniperus Americana, Lysium salsum; together with several new genera and species of the herbacious and suffruticose tribes, Croton, Stillingia, &c. but particularly a species of Mimosa (Mimosa virgatia) which in respect of the elegancy of its pinnated
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"The bark of Rhamnus Frangula, used in medicine for somewhat the same purpose as rhubarb."
--Century Dictionary
December 1, 2010