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Botanical

Cascara sagrada

Cascara sagrada is the dried bark of Rhamnus purshiana, a North American tree. It contains anthraquinones, which stimulate bowel movements.

Also listed as Rhamnus purshianus, Rhamnus davurica, Cascara Sagrada Extract, Cascara Sagrada Powder

Gut Health

Bark, extracts and standardized medicines

EMA covers dried, finely divided bark and certain liquid or dry extracts, standardized for their anthraquinone content. Products may be teas or solid or liquid oral medicines. The agency’s assessment does not cover combinations with other herbs; product-specific instructions remain important. 1

Sources

  1. Cascara: Summary for the public European Medicines Agency, 2020