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Common Names
Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,6,8-TRIHYDROXY-3-METHYL-9-GLUCOSYL-ANTHRAQUINONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-HYDROXYALOIN-A | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-HYDROXYALOIN-B | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 11-DEOXYBARBALOIN | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOE-EMODIN | 24 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOE-EMODIN | 24 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOE-EMODIN-8-MONO-BETA-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOE-EMODIN-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOE-EMODIN-DIMER | 0 | Bark | not available | 1300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALOIN | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Bark | 27.0 | 99.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHRANOL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Mary, N. Y., Christensen, B. V., Beal, J. L. 1956. A Paper Chromatographic Study of Aloe, Aloin and Cascara sagrada. J. Amer. Pharm. Ass. Sci. Ed., 45: 229-232. |
| ANTHRAQUINONES | 6 | Bark | 60000.0 | 100000.0 | 1.00 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Bark | not available | 0.0 | -1.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Bark | 18559.0 | 67000.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARBALOIN | 6 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Bark | 13.0 | 46.0 | 2.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BICASCAROSIDE-AA | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BICASCAROSIDE-AB | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BICASCAROSIDE-AC | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hypertensive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 7 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 1 | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 7 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Immunosuppressant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insulinogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill. |
| Laxative | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |