cáscara

  • 31cascara buckthorn — n a buckthorn of the genus Rhamnus (R. purshiana) of the Pacific coast of the U.S. yielding cascara sagrada called also cascara, coffeeberry * * * Rhamnus purshiana …

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  • 32cascara sagrada — cascara sa·gra·da sə gräd ə n the dried bark of cascara buckthorn used as a mild laxative called also cascara, chittam bark * * * [USP] [Sp. “sacred bark”] the dried bark of Rhamnus purshiana, used as a cathartic; its laxative principles are… …

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  • 33Cascara buckthorn — Cas ca*ra buck thorn (Bot.) The buckthorn ({Rhamnus Purshiana}) of the Pacific coast of the United States, which yields {cascara sagrada}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] || …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 34cascara sagrada — Cascara buckthorn Cas ca*ra buck thorn (Bot.) The buckthorn ({Rhamnus Purshiana}) of the Pacific coast of the United States, which yields {cascara sagrada}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] || …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 35Cascara sagrada — Cas ca*ra sa*gra da (k[.a]s k[.a]*r[.a] s[.a]*gr[aum] d[.a]). [Sp.] Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn ({Rhamnus Purshianus}), used as a mild cathartic or laxative; called also {cascara}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36cascara sagrada — ☆ cascara sagrada [sə grā′də, səgrä′də ] n. [Sp, lit., sacred bark] 1. a laxative made from cascara bark 2. the bark …

    English World dictionary

  • 37Cascāra sagrāda — Cascāra sagrāda, s. Rhamnus …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 38Cascara sagrada — Cascăra sagrada, Sagradarinde, die Rinder von Rhamnus Purshiana DC., einem Strauche der westamerik. Küste, regt die Magen und Darmtätigkeit an, auch Abführmittel, bes. als Sagradawein …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 39cáscara sagrada — Preparado catártico estimulante elaborado a partir de la corteza del árbol Rhamnus purshianus prescrito para el estreñimiento. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …

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  • 40cascara amarga — cascara amar·ga ə mär gə n the dried bark of a tropical American tree (Picramnia antidesma) formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and skin diseases called also Honduras bark * * * [Sp. “bitter bark”] the bark of Sweetia panamensis Benth …

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