Description
Description: Cascara is a large shrub or small tree 4.5–10 m tall, with a trunk 20–50 cm in diameter. The outer bark is brownish to silver-grey with light splotching (often, in part, from lichens) and the inner surface of the bark is smooth and yellowish (turning dark brown with age and/or exposure to sunlight).
Cascara sagrada, which translates as "sacred bark", is a deciduous shrub of the American Northwest, ranging from northern California to the Alaska panhandle in moist forests below 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
Botanical Name: Rhamnus
purshiana
Common Names: bearberry,
cascara, chittem bark, sacred bark
Medicinal Part: Bark
INCI Name: Rhamnus Purshiana Bark Powder
Safety Guidelines: Should not be used if you have or develop diarrhea, loose stools, or abdominal pain. Before using this product, consult your physician
if you have frequent diarrhea or if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication or have a medical condition.
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