Birth Happens Midwifery in the Santa Cruz Mountains

photo by ccmondoux used under Creative Commons Scientific name: Rhammus Common name: Buckthorn Use: Carthartic  Method: Infusion of bark taken as a cathartic. AND Use: Dermatological Aid Method: poultice of ripe berry jelly applied to sores. From: BRIT Reference: Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaelogical Research Facility, Berkeley, page 373