CASCARA SAGRADA CH-12
60 Tablets of 400 mg
BELLSOLÁ
CASCARA SAGRADA CH-12 - BELLSOLÁ
Cod. inatural: bsl17752
Digestive Diseases
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Laxative
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Package of 60 Tablets of 400 mg.
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SACRED SHELL
Purshiana RHAMNUS
Common name:
Castilian:
Cascara
Portuguese Cascara
French:
Cascara
Italiano:
Cascara sagrada
English:
Cascara, Buckthorn, Cascara sagrada, Bearberry
Dutch:
Cascara
German:
Amerikanische Faulbaum, Amerikanisches Freuzdorn
Scientific name:
Rhamnus purshiana (= Frangula purshiana), Rhamnus purshianus D
Family. Ramnáceas
Habitat:
Coniferous forests of the temperate zones of the northwest coast of the United States and the Pacific coast of Canada. As a species cultivated in some parts of central Africa. Prefers open sunny places with moist soils, especially in periods of low rainfall.
Characteristics:
deciduous tree of the family ramnáceas up to 12 m high by 3 meters wide. Erect stems with rounded branches reddish brown bark. Alternate leaves up to 8 cm long and 2 cm wide, with abundant hairs when young, bright green at maturity and good patent venation. Flowers gathered in inflorescences (umbels) appearing before the leaves, greenish-white. Drupe fruit inside which are two or three seeds.
Components:
- Acids:
chrysophanic, oxalic acid, syringic
- anthracene derivatives (6-9%), aloe-emolina, barbaloin, emodin, frangulina, heterodiantronas (palmidinas) casantranósidos
- Free Anthraquinones (8-10%) and crisofanol emodol
- Tannins
- Glycosides:
rhamnoxantina (= Cascarino) purshianina, crisaloina, aloe-emodol, emodol
- Lignin (wood)
- Fiber (bark)
- Resins (bark)
- Rhamnotoxina (Bark)
Medicinal properties Cascara
Traditional uses:
Traditionally has been used the bark of this plant as a remedy to combat constipation and stomach pain by Native North Americans on the north coast of the western United States.
When Spanish explorers realized the properties of this plant, called "sacred bark. " They themselves also used it to sleep, leaving a piece of dried bark in water overnight, to give the liquid the next morning.
Although they did not know, were some organic compounds called anthraquinones that gave them these properties.
The anthraquinones are used in herbal medicine as a cathartic (accelerate defecation), but also have laxative properties (softens the stool) when given in larger amounts. Unlike other laxatives, and other plants such as psyllium (Plantago psyllium) belong to the category of mechanical laxative, which is much less aggressive than the cathartic.
PROPERTIES OF ANTHRAQUINONES
The anthraquinones of cathartics are used to stimulate the intestine leading to the evacuation of feces and are therefore considered as stimulant laxatives (when given in smaller amounts) or laxatives (when given in larger quantity) plants such as cascara sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana), the frangula (Rhamnus frangula), senna leaves (Cassia angustifolia, Cassia senna), rhubarb (Rheum spp.) aloes (Aloe spp.) including Aloe vera is rich in anthraquinones.
The action of these products is done because the anthraquinones act on nerve endings causing further bowel movement bowel movements (peristalsis). On the other hand, is believed to also act on cells in the walls of the small intestine, increasing the production of fluids and minerals (especially potassium) and decreasing the absorption of certain minerals (sodium and chlorine) and intestinal fluid the large intestine. By increasing the volume of liquids, the pressure exerted on the intestinal wall causes a need to expel the stool.
The anthraquinones are used to increase the deposition, though it should be noted that these products have their dangers. Among the possible negative effects of anthraquinones can mention the following:
- Used regularly cause dependence. Ie the patient with constipation who usually uses her body to get used to the need to take to get your small stools to become softer. Dependence means that the person concerned must take increasingly larger amounts for these have the required effect.
This leads to what is known as non-functional atonic colon, which is an anomaly caused by the excess of laxatives or diseases in which the colon loses muscular strength and is unable to expel stool, leading to constipation chronic.
- may be responsible for intestinal problems:
Among the most characteristic of which are abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, flatulence, etc.
- They can cause mineral deficiencies, protein or fat in the body, especially sodium or potassium imbalances, which may be responsible for other functional abnormalities such as hypotension or hypertension. In regard to potassium, the difficulty of absorption of this mineral can lead to a state of hypokalemia (presence of low levels of potassium in the blood) with the consequent possibility of the occurrence of abnormalities such as muscle weakness, cramps, arrhythmias, constipation, bowel obstruction, etc.
The preparations of these plants can cause low intake of fat, which is manifested as greasy stools, foul-smelling (steatorrhea). This in turn can lead to soluble vitamins, namely those that require fats.
Likewise, I take a protein deficiency because of poor absorption of these (protein-losing enteropathy)
- Development of rectal cancer? Although it has been theorized about the role that these plants exert on the development of cancer cells in the rectum, no study has tested this hypothesis.
- Abortion:
It is estimated that these plants have abortifacient properties and therefore not suitable in pregnancy.
If constipation is better to resort to an adequate diet for constipation or other less aggressive laxatives such as psyllium, flaxseed or marshmallow, before using cathartics.
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