Cascara sagrada Rhamnus purshiana

Cascara Sagrada [Rhamnus purshiana) Uses Laxative Action Stimulates large intestine, T bowel motility propulsion Available forms Liq extract 1-5 mL PO OD Contra w/ PRG, lactation IBD Notes/SE N/V, abd cramps, urine discoloration, osteomalacia Interactions t Effects OF antiarrhyth-mics, cardiac glycosides T loss W/ diuretics, corticosteroids, cardiac glycosides effects W/ antacids, milk EMS Short-term use monitor ECG for hypokalemia (flattened T waves) d/t D caution w/ diuretics... [Pg.326]

Cascara Sagrada Rhamnus purshiana) Chamomile Matricaria recutita)... [Pg.57]

Cascara Sagrada Rhamnus purshiana Buckthorn, sacred bark... [Pg.380]

Cascara sagrada Rhamnus purshiana Cathartic in some diet aids Abdominal cramps, diarrhea fluid and electrolyte loss. [Pg.216]

The main anthraquinone-containing plants are cascara sagrada Rhamnus purshiana), senna, rhubarb, aloes, dock and St John s wort. Rheum-emodin is a typical simple anthraquinone from rhubarb root Rheum palmatum). [Pg.48]

Cascara sagrada Frangula purshiana or Rhamnus purshiana, family Rhamnaceae)... [Pg.259]

Cascara sagrada Laxative Rhamnus purshiana Cascara sagrada... [Pg.2902]

The bark of Rhamnus purshiana (cascara sagrada) contains laxative anthranoid derivatives, which occur primarily in various laxative herbs (such as aloe, cascara sagrada. [Pg.3035]

Cascara Sagrada Bark Rhamnus Purshiana Northern California to southwestern British, America... [Pg.359]

Cassia acutfolia (Senna) and Rhamnus purshiana (cascara sagrada), which are used as laxatives ... [Pg.400]

Cascara sagrada, the dried bark of Rhamnus purshiana, was first used in conventional American medicine in 1877, after being introduced as a laxative by Mexican and Spanish priests in California. A European counterpart (European buckthorn R frangula) was described by the Anglo-Saxons, and the berries were included in the 1650 London Pharmacopoeia (Anonymous, 1996). [Pg.349]

Constit. of Rhamnus purshiana (Cascarae sagradae). Cryst. + 2H2O. Mp 184-187°. [a]J +36.8° (MeOH). Cascarosides A and B are a pair of 10-epimers (config. unknown) which equilibrate via the anthranol tautomer in Py/DMSO soln. [Pg.33]

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