Cascarilla

Description

Bark, Cascarilla

Carminative (reduces gas) and tonic. When combined with Peruvian bark (cinchona) it can make PB more agreeable to the stomach, and increased the properties of PB. As a tincture used as a vehicle for preparations including iron, bismuth, other metallic tonics.

Treats: dyspepsia, flatulent colic, dysentery, diarrhoea, gangrenous thrush (esp in children).

(CDM 50)