Now Foods Cascara Sagrada 450 mg, Dietary Supplement that acts as a powerful laxative and is believed to enhance the walls of the colon, 100 capsules

Cascara Sagrada is Spanish for " sacred bark" . It is an herb derived from the bark of the American buckthorn tree , which has been used by Native Americans for a long time. The dust generated by the shell , it acts as a strong laxative and is believed to enhance the walls of the colon .
 
The Cascara Sagrada consists of compounds called anthroquinones. Anthroquinones are those that act as a laxative in humans because they cause peristalsis , which is the scientific name for inducing contractions in the intestine and colon . These contractions give impetus to the activation of the intestines. The Cascara Sagrada also contains Emodin and aloe -eomin, covering and strengthen the walls of the digestive system as well as certain other non - harmful ingredients that have no laxative effect.
 
 
 
Other notable components of cascara sagrada are hydroxyanthraquinone glycosides called cascarosides ( A, B , C and D , which represent approximately 70 % of total other glycosides in small concentrations) and have laxative effects .
 
 
 
Some other important ingredients include resins, tannins and lipids, which make up the majority of the other components of the cortex . Along with these qualities cascara is also considered to improve the muscle tone of the walls of the colon .
 
 
 
The herb also stimulates the secretion and release liquid metal lubricant in the colon. These liquids soothe and reinforce the walls of the intestine and slow the absorption of vitamins and minerals in the blood circulation .