n. 药鼠李

[化] 药鼠李; 药鼠李皮:波希鼠李皮

[医] 波希鼠李皮, 美鼠李皮

[ noun ]
dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
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cascara \cascara\ n.
the dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative;
-- called also {cascara sagrada}.

Syn: chittam bark, chittem bark.
[WordNet 1.5]


Cascara sagrada \Cas"ca*ra sa*gra"da\ (k[.a]s"k[.a]*r[.a]
s[.a]*gr[aum]"d[.a]). [Sp.]
Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn ({Rhamnus
Purshianus}), used as a mild cathartic or laxative; -- called
also {cascara}.