[NatureNS] Buckthorn

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Hi Dave,

On 19-Sep-06, at 6:53 PM, David & Alison Webster wrote:

> Dear All,        Sept 19, 2006
>    Does anyone have direct experience with Buckthorn (Rhamnus  
> frangula) fruit ?
>
>    It took a while to get rolling, 300 years more or less, but near  
> Kentville it apparently now knows how introduced plants are  
> supposed to act and is very agressive in waste places, glades,  
> clear-cuts and edges.
>
>    An extract of the bark (Frangula, which contains frangulin) was  
> at one time used as a laxative but I have no definite information  
> on the fruit. I have recently eaten one fruit, less seeds and skin,  
> on each of two occasions with no effects. A handfull might be a  
> different matter but the warning about R. alnifolia that 'Them is  
> terrible things for the guts' indicates caution. They were fairly  
> sweet and juicy but without obvious flavor.
>
>    I wonder if they could be used for wine.

The Poisonous Plants of North Carolina website says that the fruits  
contain glycosides which cause "Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea."

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Rhamnsp.htm

I applaud your initiative: it doesn't sound like something that I'd  
like to experiment with. ;->

Cheers,

Chris

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<HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0=A0 </SPAN>Does anyone have direct =
experience with Buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) fruit ?</DIV><DIV =
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class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0=A0 </SPAN>It took a while to get =
rolling, 300 years more or less, but near Kentville it apparently now =
knows how introduced plants are supposed to act and is very agressive in =
waste places, glades, clear-cuts and edges.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top:=
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min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0=A0 </SPAN>An extract of the bark =
(Frangula, which contains frangulin) was at one time used as a laxative =
but I have no definite information on the fruit. I have recently eaten =
one fruit, less seeds and skin, on each of two occasions with no =
effects. A handfull might be a different matter but the warning about R. =
alnifolia that 'Them is terrible things for the guts' indicates caution. =
They were fairly sweet and juicy but without obvious flavor.</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
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used for wine.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>The=A0Poisonous Plants of North =
Carolina website says that the fruits contain glycosides which cause =
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href=3D"http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Rhamnsp.htm">ht=
tp://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/Rhamnsp.htm</A></DIV><DIV=
><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I applaud your =
initiative: it doesn't sound like something that I'd like to experiment =
with. ;-&gt;</DIV><DIV><BR =
class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Cheers,</DIV><DIV><BR =
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