Botanical name: Rhamnus purshiana

Common names: bearberry, cascara, chittem bark, tsittikum, sacred bark

Warning: Do not take if pregnant or breastfeeding. Consult a health professional if you're on medication or have intestinal obstruction, abdominal pain, or inflammatory intestinal conditions.

Cascara sagrada bark is occasionally used for its mild laxative properties. The bitter bark can be made into an extract or drunk as cascara sagrada tea. American folk lore tells us that good luck in legal matters can be brought about if one wears a mojo bag filled with cascara sagrada.