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Action - Purgative

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Action - Laxative

Description: Purgatives are powerful laxatives and they produce watery stools.

Supplements for Oral Use

  • Castor oil RatingRatingRatingRating

    Castor oil is a purgative; it is a powerful laxative producing watery stools. Take castor oil as suggested on the label.

  • Rhubarb RatingRatingRatingRating

    Rhubarb is a purgative; it is a powerful laxative producing watery stools. Take 1.5-3.0 teaspoon of rhubarb root daily, in tea form, in divided doses, for many months.

  • Senna RatingRatingRatingRating

    Senna is a purgative; it is a powerful laxative producing watery stools. Take concentrated senna extract daily, containing 20-50 mg of sennosides, in divided doses, not more than 10 days.

  • Black hellebore RatingRatingRating

    Black hellebore is a purgative; it is a powerful laxative producing watery stools. Black hellebore is a toxic plant. Use this product under the control of an experienced practitioner or better do not use it at all.

  • Black walnut hulls RatingRatingRating

    Black walnut hulls are purgative; they are a powerful laxative producing watery stools. Take black walnut hulls daily, in divided doses, for many months, as suggested on the label.

  • Boxwood RatingRatingRating

    Boxwood is a purgative; it is a powerful laxative producing watery stools. Take boxwood daily, in divided doses, for many weeks, as suggested on the label. Use this product under the control of an experienced practitioner.

  • Buckthorn RatingRatingRating

    Buckthorn is a purgative; it is a powerful laxative producing watery stools. Take buckthorn daily, containing 15-30 mg of anthraquinone glycosides, before bedtime, when you have constipation.

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