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Frangula purshiana (DC.) A. Gray - syn.Rhamnus purshianus DC.; Rhamnus purshiana (DC.) Cooper - Rhamnaceae
cascara buckthorn, cascara sagrada, Amerikanischer Faulbaum, Cascara

Tree up to 10m high, native to western North America.

„Parts used: Dried trnkand stem bark (Rhamni purshiani cortex). Fresh bark tends to cause nausea and griping, so it is stored for one year (or artificially aged) before use. Therapeutic category: Stimulant laxative. Active ingredients: The dry bark contains 6-9% hydroxyanthraquinone glycosides, the bulk of which is made up of O-glycosides of aloeemodin, chrysophanol and emodin or C-glycoside, so-called cascarosides A,B,C, and D; also aloin A,B.“
[Medicinal Plants of the World. Ben-Erik Van Wyk and Michael Wink, Pretoria 2004, 269]