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Buckthorn

noun

A shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments.

Any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia.

An Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions. Synonyms: English plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, Plantago lanceolata, ribgrass, ribwort, ripple-grass.

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... food. Courses of purgatives were then determined on. A strong dose of sulphate of magnesia was given every third day. After four doses had been given, it was impossible to force any more upon him. The syrup of buckthorn was tried, but the fourth dose of that it was impossible to give. The dog was then sent into the country; no fit occurred, but there were ...

— The Dog - A nineteenth-century dog-lovers' manual, - a combination of the essential and the esoteric. • William Youatt

... laxatives and purgatives. Manna, tamarinds, castor oil, sulphur, and magnesia are laxatives; senna, rhubarb, jalap, colocynth, buckthorn, aloes, cream of tartar, scammony, calomel, Epsom salts, Glauber's salts, sulphate of potash, and Venice turpentine ...

— Enquire Within Upon Everything - The Great Victorian Domestic Standby • Anonymous

... Bark of the cascara [buckthorn (Rhamnus purshiana) native to northwest North America], used as a ...

— The Veterinarian • Chas. J. Korinek

... SEA BUCKTHORN.—This is a scarce shrub; but is very useful as a plant for forming shelter on the hills near the sea-coast, it having been found to stand the sea-breeze better than any plant of the kind that is indigenous to ...

— The Botanist's Companion, Vol. II • William Salisbury