cascara
/kæˈskɑrə/
noun
- The dried bark of a tree (Rhamnus purshiana) used as a natural laxative.
- Cascara has been used for centuries as a gentle laxative.
- Some people take cascara to help with occasional constipation.
- The herbal tea contained cascara as one of its active ingredients.
- The dried coffee cherry fruit, used to make a tea-like drink.
- Coffee farmers sometimes sell cascara as a byproduct of coffee production.
- I tried cascara for the first time at a specialty coffee shop.
- Cascara tea has a fruity, slightly sweet flavor.