The seed is strongly laxative. The bark is diuretic, expectorant, laxative and tonic. The powdered bark, applied to the scalp, was believed to eliminate dandruff. Known hazards of This is a thin little shrub with narrow, opposite leaves, green stems and tiny, inconspicuous flowers that give way to peculiar crimson red fruits that look like strawberries bursting out of their red winter coats.
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