cascara sagrada

American  

[suh-grey-duh, -grah-, -grad-uh] / səˈgreɪ də, -ˈgrɑ-, -ˈgræd ə /

noun

1. cascara.

2. the bark of the cascara, used as a cathartic or laxative.

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cascara sagrada British  

/ səˈɡrɑːdə /

noun

1. Often shortened to: cascara.  the dried bark of the cascara buckthorn, used as a stimulant and laxative

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Etymology

Origin of cascara sagrada

1880–85; < Spanish: literally, sacred bark

Example Sentences

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cascara sagrada

Unobjectionable are mineral oil, milk of magnesia, cascara sagrada.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the laxative drugs which may be used at such a time, cascara sagrada and senna are among the least harmful.

From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler

Wahoo, wa-hōō′, n. the burning bush, a richly ornamental shrub: the bear-berry, which yields cascara sagrada: the winged elm, with valuable hard-grained wood.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Syrup of buck-thorn, or cascara sagrada, is another medicine that should never be given to small dogs: it is far too irritating and severe.

From A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them by Mrs. Leslie Williams

But if the woman is constipated and anemic, cascara sagrada is a better laxative; while cod-liver oil acts as a laxative and at the same time improves the quality of the blood.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith