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cascara amarga

noun cascara amar·ga \-ə-ˈmär-gə\

Medical Definition of CASCARA AMARGA

:  the dried bark of a tropical American tree (Picramnia antidesma) formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and skin diseases—called also Honduras bark

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