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Cascara Sagrada

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Sacred Bark · Rhamnus Purshiana · "The Chronic Constipation Remedy"
cas-s.PlantUncommonPsoric
🎯 It acts primarily as a for the digestive system, specifically addressing chronic , liver congestion, and associated muscular rheumatism.
📖 Boericke writes:
(RHAMNUS PURSHIANA)
Introduced as a palliative for (non-homeopathic), fifteen drops of fluid extract here it restores normal function by its effects, but it has a wider sphere of action, as careful provings will show. Chronic indigestion, and . and . Gastric headache. Broad, tongue; foul breath.
👤 Constitution
Individuals who are prone to chronic , liver sluggishness, and complaints, often presenting with a broad, tongue and foul breath.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Rheumatism of muscles and joints, with obstinate .
extremities
🩺 Systems & Indications
💧Urine
Indicated for urinary hesitation where the flow is delayed and starts in drops.
Must wait for minute before flow starts then first in drops.
💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

Tincture to sixth potency
Mother Tincture
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Nux VomicaRhamnus CalifornicaLithium Bromatum

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

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Cascara Sagrada is listed in 7 rubrics across 4 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 3 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Abdomen3Locomotor System2Urinary System1Stomach1