# Cascara

> Dried aged bark of a buckthorn, Frangula purshiana (FRANGULA), that contains the anthraquinone EMODIN and cascarosides. It is used as a laxative (CATHARTICS).

**Wikidata**: [Q76937206](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76937206)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cascara


## References

1. [Source](https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/rhamni-purshianae-cortex)