casanthranol

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casanthranol /ca·san·thra·nol/ (kah-san´thrah-nōl) a purified mixture of glycosides derived from Cascara sagrada; used as a laxative.

casanthranol [kah-san´thrah-nol]

a purified mixture of glycosides derived from cascara sagrada; a cathartic.

casanthranol (k

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n a laxative obtained from
Cascara sagrada.

casanthranol

a purified mixture of the anthranol glycosides derived from cascara sagrada; used as a laxative.

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Laxatives			Seven types of products act as laxatives; saline (phosphates and magnesium hydroxide and its salts); stimulants/irritants (cascara, bisacodyl, casanthranol, senna, and castor oil); bulking agents (methylcellulose, polycarbophil, and psyllium); emollient (mineral oil); fecal softeners (docusate); hyperosmotics (glycerin, lactulose); and tegaserod (Zelnorm). GI agents: part I by Briggs, Gerald G. / Internal Medicine News There are seven types of products that act as laxatives: saline (phosphates and magnesium hydroxide and its salts), stimulants/irritants (cascara, bisacody1, casanthranol, senna, and castor oil), bulking agents (methylcellulose, polycarbophil, and psyllium), emollient (mineral oil), fecal softeners (docusate), hyperosmotics (glycerin, lactulose), and tegaserod (Zelnorm). Drugs, pregnancy, and lactation: GI agents: part I by Briggs, Gerald G. / OB GYN News			caruncle caruncula carunculae hymenales carunculitis Carus curve Carve-In Program carve-out carve-out coverage Carve-Out Program carvedilol carvedilol phosphate carver carving Carving Out cary(o)- cary- Cary-Blair medium caryo- Caryophanon Caryophyllaeus Caryophyllus aromaticus Caryospora caryosporiosis CAS CAS RN casanthranol cascade cascade humidifier cascade stomach cascade testing cascado cascara cascara sagrada case case definition case fatality rate case finding case history case management case management 1 case management 2 case method case mix case nursing case rate case report case study case-control study case-fatality ratio case-to-infection ratio caseation			Casal, Julián del CASALCO Casale Monferatto Casale Monferrato Casale process Casals Casals Casals Festival Casals, Pablo Casals, Pablo Casals, Pablo (Pau) CASAM Casamance Casamance River Casamino Acid-Yeast Extract Broth Casamino Acids-Yeast Extract CASAN CASANA Casandra ventura Casanova Casanova Casanova Casanova de Seingalt Casanova de Seingalt, Giovanni Giacomo Casanova, Danielle Casanova, Giovanni Giacomo Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo Casanovas Casanovas casanthranol CASANZ CASAO CASAP CASAPS Casar Casar Casar Casar Casar Casara CASARC casareep CASAREM Casares, Maria Casarès, Maria CASARM CASART CASAS CASAS Casas Communications Engineering Casas, Bartolomé de las CASASP CASAT Casaubon Casaubon, Edward Casaubon, Isaac casava casava casava Casavant Mining Kimberlite International

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