cascara sagrada
noun[U]
uk/kæsˌkɑː.rə səˈɡrɑː.də/us/kæsˌker.ə səˈɡrɑː.də/(alsocascara)thedriedbark(= hardoutertreecovering)of asmalltreeused in somemedicinesas alaxative(= a susbtance that makes iteasierfor thewastefrom someone'sbowelsto come out):
Cascara sagrada isfoundin manyherballaxativeformulas.
Senna, cascara, andcastoroilarestimulantpurgatives.
- Cascarabarkissoldas anaturallaxative.
- Cascara sagradacontainscompoundscalled anthroquinones, which areresponsiblefor cascara'spowerfullaxativeeffects.
- Tohelpgetridof thesymptoms, take theherbsbarberry, cascara sagrada, anddandelionincapsules.
Parts of plants
- bilobed
- blade
- bough
- bulb
- calyx
- caning
- endodermis
- exodermis
- needle
- outgrowth
- plumule
- rhizome
- simple leaf
- spine
- trunk
- variegated
- variegation
- vascular
- veined
- vesicle
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