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SACRED BARK

\sˈe͡ɪkɹəd bˈɑːk], \sˈe‍ɪkɹəd bˈɑːk], \s_ˈeɪ_k_ɹ_ə_d b_ˈɑː_k]\

Definitions of SACRED BARK

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1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.

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Component of the dried bark of a buckthorn (Rhamnus purshiana) that contains the anthraquinone EMODIN. It is used as a laxative.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
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See Cascara Sagrada.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

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