cascarilla

[ kas-kuh-ril-uh ]

/ ˌkæs kəˈrɪl ə /

Also called cascarilla bark. the bitter, aromatic bark of a West Indian shrub, Croton eluteria, of the spurge family, used as a tonic.

the shrub itself.

Origin of cascarilla

1870–75; < Spanish, equivalent to cascar(a) bark (see cascara) + -illa < Latin -illa diminutive suffix

Much better than plain water he considers water to which some light bitter has been added, such as cascarilla.

Makers of Modern Medicine |James J. Walsh
By moistening ordinary cigars with a strong tincture of cascarilla, to which a little gum benzoin and storax may be added.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
Many persons very much object to the aroma of benzoin, while they greatly admire the fumes of cascarilla.

The Art of Perfumery |G. W. Septimus Piesse
During the day she plasters her delicate skin with 'cascarilla:' a chalky composition of powdered egg-shell and rum.

The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba |Walter Goodman

Cascarilla bark is good to smoke, to prevent the effects of malaria, and in sick rooms to correct bad effluvia.

Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million |Sarah Josepha Hale

cascarilla

/ (ˌkæskəˈrɪlə) /

a West Indian euphorbiaceous shrub, Croton eluteria, whose bitter aromatic bark is used as a tonic

the bark of this shrub

C17: from Spanish, diminutive of cáscara bark; see cascara