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Buckthorn
Common Name | Buckthorn |
Genus / Species | Rhamnus frangula/cathartica |
Part Used | Bark, fruit, seed |
Energetics | Cold, bitter |
Meridians | Spleen, stomach, liver, colon |
Active Constituents | Anthraquinones including frangulin and emodin Anthrones Anthranols Alkaloid - armepavine Tannins Flavonoids |
Medicinal Uses | Cathartic on bowel due to strong emodin (in laxative terms, it has a strength of 4 relative to the strongest - senna - which has a strength of 1). |