Rhamnus purshiana Rhamnaceae Names: Sacred Bark, Chittem Bark, Cascara. Habitat: Native to the Pacific Coast of North America. Collection: The bark is stripped from the trunk of this tree in the spring and summer and left to age for a few years. Due...
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Rhamnus purshiana
Rhamnaceae
Names: Sacred Bark, Chittem Bark, Cascara.
Habitat: Native to the Pa
David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMH
Janet Zand LAc OMD