Cascara Sagrada Bark Powder Wild Crafted

Cascara Sagrada Bark Powder Wild Crafted 

Rhamnus purshiana

Straight from the United States comes our wild and wonderful Cascara Sagrada (Rhamnus purshiana)—the "sacred bark" that's anything but ordinary! This powdered treasure from shrubby Pacific Northwest trees is packed with fancy-named compounds like cascarosides, chrysalin, and emodin (try saying those three times fast!).

Before reaching your shelf, this bark enjoys a year-long vacation, aging gracefully so those pesky anthrone glycosides chill out. Skip this aging process and your tummy throws a tantrum—cramping and all sorts of unpleasantness!

Properly aged, it's a gentle bulk-forming helper that once starred in OTC laxatives until the FDA said "no more" in 2002. Still available as a dietary supplement, but remember the golden rules: no longer than a week, please, and drink water like it's going out of style! Your digestive system will be doing a happy dance!