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The document discusses cascara, a traditional herbal laxative, and its active compound emodin. It summarizes that emodin has shown promising anticancer and antiviral properties in studies. However, around the same time the FDA approved the prescription drug Zelnorm for constipation despite safety concerns. The FDA then banned cascara as an over-the-counter laxative. Zelnorm was later withdrawn for safety issues but cascara remains banned. The document suggests the FDA actions were influenced by the drug ind

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josipa josipaa

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