Frangula purshiana - Wikipedia
Cardiolepis obtusa Raf. Rhamnus purshiana DC. Frangula purshiana (cascara, cascara buckthorn, cascara sagrada, bearberry, and in the Chinook Jargon, chittem stick and chitticum stick; syn. Rhamnus purshiana) is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae.
Pacific Northwest Native Plant Profile: Cascara (Frangula purshiana ...
2017年7月12日 · Cascara naturally occurs along the Pacific coast from British Columbia south into northern California, as well as parts of Idaho and Montana. It’s found in moist to dry shady forests and mixed woodlands, often along streams or in moist ravines at low to middle elevations, as well as floodplains.
Plant Profile: Cascara (Frangula purshiana) - WNPS
2023年5月31日 · Well-behaved, a lovely green, and beloved of chickadees, bushtits, and other tweety-birds, cascara can grow up to 30 feet tall. Its oval leaves have attractive veining and turn a gentle yellow in the fall. Its flowers are subtle and yellow-green—and in my garden the tree often re-blooms midsummer. Purplish-black berries follow the flowers.
Cascara - Rhamnus purshiana - PNW Plants - Washington State …
Cascara is known in both the native plant as well as the medical trade. In the late 1800’s it was discovered that the bark from the Cascara tree could be used as a mild cathartic, helping the symptoms of habitual constipation. Also knonwn as Chittam, or Cascara Buckthorn.
Cascara, Frangula purshiana - Native Plants PNW
More widely known as Rhamnus purshiana, this species is also well known by the common name, Cascara sagrada, meaning sacred bark in Spanish. The bark is used medicinally as a very strong laxative. Supposedly from Chinook Jargon, old-timers called …
Plants of Texas Rangelands » Chittamwood, Bumelia
Chittamwood is a native, semi-evergreen, medium-sized tree that commonly grows with multiple trunks. It can reach heights greater than 48 feet or 14.5 m. The dark green leaves are oblong and resemble those of a live oak tree.
Cascara bark (or “chittum”) has been used by Native Americans for hundreds of years as a natural laxative and has been marketed by the pharmaceutical industry since the late 1800s. Many claim it is the most widely used purgative in the world.
Chittamwood | Oklahoma State University - OSU Extension
Learn more about the characteristics used in plant identification for Chittamwood also known as Gum Bumelia, Woolly Buckthorn, Chittam, Gum Elastic and Gum Bully.
Cascara Sagrada – Health Benefits and Side Effects - The Herbal Resource
Other Common Names: Purshiana bark, Persian bark, chitticum, chittum bark rhamnus purshiana, cascara, California buckthorn, sacred bark. Habitat: Native to the Pacific Northwest from Canada to California and it is commonly cultivated in Kenya and parts of North America.
Cascara - Sparrowhawk Native Plants
Cascara, also known as Chittum, is an exceptional native yard tree with a small, attractive stature and three-season interest. Its deeply-veined leaves emerge bright green in spring along with clusters of pale greenish-yellow flowers that are adored by hummingbirds and insect pollinators.