alder buckthorn
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Source: Frangula alnus Mill. (syn. Rhamnus frangula L.) (Family Rhamnaceae).
Common/vernacular names: Alder buckthorn, arrow wood, black dogwood, frangula, glossy buckthorn.
Shrub or small tree with shiny, dark green, short oblong to obovate leaves 3–7 cm long; up to 6 m high; native to Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa; naturalized in North America. Part used is the dried bark aged for 1 year to get rid of an emetic principle (see
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