Product Details

Cascara sagrada, “sacred bark” in Spanish, is a deciduous shrub or small tree from the buckthorn family with a distinctive reddish gray bark. The bark was first marketed to the medical community in 1877 when the pharmaceutical company of Parke-Davis introduced a bitter emetic fluid extract. In 1890, the plant was officially listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoea.

Cascara sagrada is perhaps the safest and most certain laxative available and can be used to restore tone to the colon and thereby overcome laxative dependence in the elderly. The herb is safe and effective for detoxifying and cleansing programs, as opposed to the harsher laxatives, such as senna. Cascara is also an effective liver tonic in small doses : hepatitis, gallstones, etc. Cascara can be used as an effective chelating agent to prevent the occurrence of calcium-based urinary stones.

Cascara sagrada is also used as a cathartic, purgative, cholagogue, and antibacterial agent.

Suggested Use

Adults and adolescents 11 and over: Take 1 to 3 capsules per day or as directed by your health care practitioner. Allow 6-12 hours for laxative effects to occur. Take a single dose at bedtime. Take 2-3 times per week. If results are not observed, the frequency of use may be increased up to once daily. Take a few hours before or after taking other medications or health products. Consult a helath care practitioner for use beyond 7 days.

Ingredients

Each capsule contains:

Medicinal Ingredients: - Frangula purshiana (Cascara sagrada) (aged bark) 175 mg - Frangula purshiana (Cascara sagrada) (aged bark)  extract 4:1 150 mg

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Cautions

• Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you are taking thiazide diuretics, corticosteroids, licorice root, or other medications or health products that may aggravate electrolyte imbalance. Consult a health care practitioner if symptoms persist or worsen. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you have a kidney disorder or are taking cardiac medications such as cardiac glycosides or antiarrhythmic medications. Consult a health care practitioner prior to use if you have faecal impaction or symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or fever. Reduce dose or discontinue use if you experience abdominal pain, cramps, spasms and/or diarrhea.
• Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Do not use if you have abnormal constrictions of the gastrointestinal tract, potential or existing intestinal blockage, atonic bowel, appendicitis, inflammatory colon disease such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, abdominal pain of unknown origin, undiagnosed rectal bleeding, severe dehydration with depleted water or electrolytes or diarrhea.
• Hypersensitivity is known to occur, in which case, discontinue use.

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Ingredients

Medical ingredients

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