Size:4 Ounce Cascara sagrada is a species of buckthorn native to the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, the name of which translates into "sacred bark" in Spanish. The bark is stripped in spring and aged for a year before processing.Cascara sagrada comes from a species of buckthorn that is distributed throughout the American Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. Native Americans of the region, who called the herb sacred bark, prepared the aged bark as a tea to ease constipation. By the mid-19th century, the pharmaceutical company Parke-Davis began producing cascara-based cathartic agents for export to Europe. The bark must be aged for 12 months to allow the hydroxyanthraquinone glycosides chrysophanol, emodin and aloe-emodin, to break down. In the body, these agents are further degraded via enzymatic activity into anthrones, which are responsible for reducing transit time in the colon. Because this herb acts as a bulk-forming laxative, it must be taken with plenty of water.culinary May be used to produce a bitter tea. industrial Cascara sagrada is sometimes used as a flavoring agent in baked goods and dairy products.Store in a sealed container away from heat, light and moisture.CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS PLEASE NOTE:your items will arrive with stickers in compliance with California Proposition 65.
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