sagrada
sagrada — noun
1. a bitter herbal laxative made by drying bark taken from a small North American b
a bitter herbal laxative made by drying bark taken from a small North American buckthorn tree.
Walid took a small dose of sagrada after three days of constipation.
collocation: a dose of sagrada
The herbal clinic sold sagrada in capsules beside senna tea and mint oil.
common form: sagrada in capsules
Hari read the label twice before mixing the sagrada powder into warm water.
Dahlia stopped using sagrada when the stomach cramps became too strong.
The old medicine book listed sagrada among plant-based laxatives from North America.
- cascara sagrada
the full name most commonly used in labels, pharmacy writing, and herbal guides.
- cascara
a shorter name often used for the same bark preparation, especially in older sources.
- senna
another plant-based laxative, but made from a different herb and usually sold as leaves, pods, or tea.
- laxative
the broad class word for any medicine or remedy that helps the bowels empty; sagrada is one type.
文法句型
take sagrada
a dose of sagrada
sagrada capsules
用法筆記
Usually treated as an uncountable substance name in herbal or pharmacy contexts. In ordinary English, the fuller form cascara sagrada is more common than the shortened headword sagrada on its own.