Couleurs de Plantes Alder Buckthom

Couleurs de Plantes Alder Buckthom, since the middle Ages, the wood of the Buckthorn was used for manufacturing gunpowder and charcoal. Then, the dried bark of the buckthorn has been used between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries as a medicine for treating dermatological and oral diseases. The plant will be more particularly described by doctors and botanists from the Renaissance. Among them, the Flemish Robert Doedoens which the common name of the plant refers. This plant is also quoted by Louis-Alexandre Dambourney since late 18th century, known as source of “new” dye, extracted from the bark or fruit. The Buckthorn is still used today as medicinal plants.