Talk:Frangula purshiana

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This web page was created by a mathematician. It desparately needs attention from a botanist. Tom Lougheed 23:49, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Done - MPF 10:35, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Grateful thanks Tom Lougheed 20:59, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 09:41, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Restored "offensive language".
I have restored the "offensive language" that anonymous user 204.16.231.98 removed from the article Rhamnus purshiana:


 * Cascara Sagrada means "sacred bark" in Spanish. It was long used as a laxative by Native American groups of the northwest Pacific coast, and its much more pertinent regional name chitticum means "shit come" in Chinook Jargon; chittam comes from the Chinook Jargon phrase chittam stick = "laxative tree" which is similarly from the English word "shit".

However uncomfortable 204.16.231.98 may feel about the word "shit", it is wrong to censor a word where it appears appropriately in this article, considering that the word is the source of the Chinook Jargon names "chittam" and "chitticum", it belongs in the article. Tom Lougheed (talk) 03:49, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

"A" vs. "an"
So personally, I say "herbal" with a silent H, but I have heard it pronounced with the H. In the US, it's usually silent——and that's what I think makes the most sense, given this is a plant found only in North America. Conifer (talk ) 00:32, 22 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I think you've got many more problems with this article than whether or not whether the "h" in "herbal" is silent. For instance, consider this: "Laxative should only be used on a short-term basis (no longer than 7 days), and should not be used by pregnant woman (because cathartics such as cascara can induce labor), lactating women (because the active compounds can be transferred to the infant), or by people with intestinal obstructions or injuries.", namely too-close paraphrasing and original research. The source to which that is attributed make no such explanations or recommendations, and it is not in any case Wikipedia's place to make recommendations on dosing. Eric   Corbett  00:51, 22 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Well then, that sentence can be removed. Do you have an opinion on the matter at hand, which is the grammar of the article? Conifer (talk ) 01:47, 22 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Other than it's poor do you mean? Eric   Corbett  02:14, 22 January 2015 (UTC)


 * And the grammar is poor in what way? Conifer (talk ) 02:32, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

An Evergreen tree?
Thanks, Ben-Yeudith (talk) 07:35, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

No. Laodah 06:10, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

"Chittem" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chittem&redirect=no Chittem] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached.  J947  † edits 08:36, 8 May 2023 (UTC)