Cascara

"Cascara" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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

Descriptor ID

D002362

MeSH Number(s)

D02.455.426.559.847.117.159.205

D02.806.100.205

D04.615.117.159.205

D20.215.784.500.175

Concept/Terms

Cascara

Casanthranol

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cascara".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559.847]
Anthracenes [D02.455.426.559.847.117]
Anthraquinones [D02.455.426.559.847.117.159]
Cascara [D02.455.426.559.847.117.159.205]
Quinones [D02.806]
Anthraquinones [D02.806.100]
Cascara [D02.806.100.205]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D04.615]
Anthracenes [D04.615.117]
Anthraquinones [D04.615.117.159]
Cascara [D04.615.117.159.205]
Complex Mixtures [D20]
Biological Agents [D20.215]
Plant Preparations [D20.215.784]
Plant Extracts [D20.215.784.500]
Cascara [D20.215.784.500.175]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Cascara".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cascara".

Cascara
Emodin

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