1 Stir the dark soy sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and chile-garlic sauce together in a small saucepan and place over medium-how heat; simmer and stir until the sugar dissolves into the sauce, about 5 minutes. 2  Remove from heat and set aside.
GREATER PERIWINKLE (Vinca major, Linn.) This is the species more generally used in herbal medicine, as an astringent and tonic, in menorrhagia and in haemorrhages, also as a laxative, and gargle. Made into an ointment, useful for piles and inflammatory conditions of the skin. LESSER PERIWINKLE.
Cascara is a shrub. The dried bark is used to make medicine. Cascara used to be approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug for constipation.However, over the years, concerns were raised about cascaraâs safety and effectiveness.he dried bark is used to make medicine. Cascara used to be approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug for constipation. However, over the years, concerns were raised about cascaraâs safety and effectiveness.