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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Cascara
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cáscara
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cáscara
Synonyms
English
:
Casanthranol
Cascara Sagrada
Sacred Bark
Tree Number:
D02.455.426.559.847.117.159.205
D02.806.100.205
D04.615.117.159.205
D20.215.784.500.175
HP4.018.189.289
Definition
English
:
Dried aged bark of a buckthorn, Frangula purshiana (
RHAMNUS
), that contains the anthraquinone
EMODIN
and cascarosides. It is used as a laxative (
CATHARTICS
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord with
RHAMNUS
when appropriate; in
translations
use "cascara sagrada", not "sacred bark"; use in therapy: coord with
PHYTOTHERAPY
Pharmacological Action:
Cathartics
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under CATHARTICS 1975-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
29334
Unique Identifier:
D002362
Occurrence in VHL
:
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