Cascara Sagrada [kůra řešetláku Purshova]
topical
obsolete
- Terms
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kasantranol
kaskara
kůra americké krušiny
kůra krušiny Purshovy
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Casanthranol
Sacred Bark
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D002362
Definition
Dried aged bark of a buckthorn, Rhamnus purshiana, that contains the anthraquinone EMODIN and cascarosides. It is used as a laxative (CATHARTICS).
- Annotation
- coord with RHAMNUS when appropriate; in translations use "cascara sagrada", not "sacred bark"; use in therapy: coord with PHYTOTHERAPY
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