| Descriptor English: | Rhamnus | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Rhamnus
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Rhamnus | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Without translation | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Buckthorn, Cascara Buckthorns, Cascara Cascara Buckthorn Cascara Sagrada Frangula Frangula alnus Frangula purshiana Frangulas Rhamnus frangula Rhamnus purshiana Sacred Bark |
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| Tree number(s): |
B01.875.800.575.912.250.859.937.437.316 HP4.018.602.600.780 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D031955 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A plant genus of the family RHAMNACEAE. This genus is often called buckthorn but should not be confused with HIPPOPHAE or KARWINSKIA. Some RHAMNUS species have been reclassified into this genus. F. purshiana bark is cascara sagrada. Members contain frangulanin, frangulin, and anthraquinones such as EMODIN. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PO poisoning PS parasitology RE radiation effects TO toxicity UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 1991; see PLANTS, TOXIC 1986-1990, was FRANGULA 2002-2018; for CASCARA SAGRADA see CASCARA 1981-2019 |
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| History Note: | 2019(1991) |
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| DeCS ID: | 29244 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D031955 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2003/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2002/07/03 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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Rhamnus
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Cascara Sagrada
- Narrower
Frangula alnus
- Narrower
Rhamnus purshiana
- Narrower
Frangula
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0008821 |
| Scope note | A plant genus of the family RHAMNACEAE. This genus is often called buckthorn but should not be confused with HIPPOPHAE or KARWINSKIA. Some RHAMNUS species have been reclassified into this genus. F. purshiana bark is cascara sagrada. Members contain frangulanin, frangulin, and anthraquinones such as EMODIN. |
| Preferred term | Rhamnus |
| Concept UI |
M0003578 |
| Scope note | Dried aged bark of a buckthorn, Rhamnus purshiana, that contains the anthraquinone EMODIN and cascarosides. It is used as a laxative (CATHARTICS). |
| Preferred term | Cascara Sagrada |
| Entry term(s) |
Sacred Bark |
| Concept UI |
M0399105 |
| Preferred term | Frangula alnus |
| Entry term(s) |
Rhamnus frangula |
| Concept UI |
M0399106 |
| Preferred term | Rhamnus purshiana |
| Entry term(s) |
Buckthorn, Cascara Buckthorns, Cascara Cascara Buckthorn Frangula purshiana |
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M000731405 |
| Preferred term | Frangula |
| Entry term(s) |
Frangulas |
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