cascara
Pacific coast tree
Cascara is the dried bark of a buckthorn tree native to the Pacific Northwest, traditionally used as a laxative.
The Spanish word means "husk" or "shell." More recently, cascara refers to the dried skins of coffee cherries, brewed as a mildly caffeinated tea with a fruity, slightly sweet flavor: The café serves cascara alongside its espresso drinks.
Difficult, infrequent waste elimination
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- sennaCathartic-yielding shrub
- purgativeSubstance inducing evacuation
- catharticEmotionally releasing, relieving
regularity · digestive · intestinal · evacuation · relief · stimulant · peristalsis · gentle
Thorny shrub, often invasive
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- peridermSecondary protective plant tissue
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
- tanninPlant-derived astringent compound
cambium · fibrous · heartwood · sapwood · wild harvest · sustainable harvest · botanical · aromatic
Inherited therapeutic practices
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- Pacific NorthwestCoastal American region, northward
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- herbalRelating to medicinal plants
tincture · extract · apothecary · folk remedy · ethnobotany
Fruit holding the bean
- pulpSoft wet mass
- huskDry seed covering
- byproductSecondary outcome of production
- specialty coffeeHigh-grade, traceable beans
fruity · sweet · caffeinated · sustainable · upcycled · antioxidants · superfood · brewing
Tissue-contracting agent
- tartSharp-flavored small pie
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
- tannicHaving bark-derived acids
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
unsweetened · sharp · biting · acquired taste · pungent · acrid
constipation
Difficult, infrequent waste elimination
cathartic · regularity · digestive · intestinal · evacuation · relief · stimulant · peristalsis · gentle · overnight
buckthorn
Thorny shrub, often invasive
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- peridermSecondary protective plant tissue
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
tannin · cambium · fibrous · heartwood · sapwood · wild harvest · sustainable harvest · botanical · aromatic · infusion
traditional medicine
Inherited therapeutic practices
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- Pacific NorthwestCoastal American region, northward
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
herbal · tincture · extract · apothecary · folk remedy · ethnobotany
coffee cherry
Fruit holding the bean
specialty coffee · fruity · sweet · caffeinated · sustainable · upcycled · antioxidants · superfood · brewing · steep
astringent
Tissue-contracting agent
bracing · unsweetened · sharp · biting · acquired taste · pungent · acrid
cascaraantidiarrheal
Drug slowing bowel movements
loperamide · kaolin · binding agent · astringent · bismuth