A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:
Like its better–known relatives Cascara sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana) and Eurasian buckthorn (R. cathartica), Buckthorn is an intestinal stimulant, but unlike other anthraquinone–containing laxatives such as Aloe and Senna, it is less apt to cause irritation and dependency.
A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:
Like its better–known relatives Cascara sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana) and Eurasian buckthorn (R. cathartica), Buckthorn is an intestinal stimulant, but unlike other anthraquinone–containing laxatives such as Aloe and Senna, it is less apt to cause irritation and dependency.
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