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														  A laxative is a food or drug that stimulates evacuation of the bowels by increasing the stool volume or by increasing the peristaltic movement of the intestines.                                                          
                                                          
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                                                              Plants having 'Laxative' activity                                                               
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                                                             |  | Abies grandis |   |   |  | Abrus precatorius |  Cytotoxic and anthelmintic (seed); antiestrogenic (root); stimulates the cardiovascular system (aerial part); Abortifacient (seed and root), anodyne, aphrodisiac, antimicrobial, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, febrifuge, hemostat, laxative, purgative, refrigerant, sedative, vermifuge, anti-fertility activity (Prakash & Mathur, 1976), antitumour activity  |   |  | Abutilon hirtum |  Laxative and expectorant (seeds); demulcent (leaves); antipyretic (roots); demulcent and diuretic (infusion leaves or roots); astringent and diuretic (bark).  |   |  | Abutilon indicum |  Demulcent, aphrodisiac, laxative, diuretic, pulmonary and sedative (leaves); Astringent and diuretic (bark); Laxative, expectorant and demulcent (seeds); laxative and tonic, promoting the libido and relieving feverishness and producing a felling of coolness, antiinflammatory and anthelmintic (plant); analgesic (fixed oil).  |   |  | Abutilon theophrasti |  Demulcent (leaves); diuretic, emollient, laxative and stomachic (seed)  |   |  | Acacia greggii |  Laxative (plant); anti-inflammatory (flowers and leaves)  |   |  | Acacia sinuata |  Emetic; laxative and antibilious (pod decoction); diuretic (aerial part); hemolytic; alleviates spasms and spermicidal (bark); antimalarial (leaf); spermicidal activity; expectorant; aperient.  |   |  | Acalypha hispida |  As an emollient, laxative and diuretic (decoction of leaves and flowers); expectorant (bark)  |   |  | Acalypha indica |  Expectorant and induces nausea (root); antibacterial (plant); diuretic and laxative; Cathartic, anthelmintic, emetic, anodyne and hypnotic, antimicrobial activity (extract of dried leaves).  |   |  | Achyranthes aspera |  Antibiotic (leaf); hypoglycemic, diuretic and laxative (plant); astringent and prevents tetanus, alterative, antiperiodic and purgative; antifungal activity against Aspergillus carneus (oil).  |   |  | Acorus calamus |  Analgesic, sedative, anthelmintic, antispasmodic, anticonvulsant, antidiarrheal, antirheumatic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, purifies the blood, carminative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, reduces fever, hemostatic, laxative, kills fleas and lice.  |   |  | Actaea spicata |  Emetic and laxative (root); insecticidal (stem, flower and leaf); toxic (fruit oil); against Ehrlich's ascites tumors, nerve sedative.  |   |  | Adiantum capillus-veneris |  Diuretic, expectorant (plant); antidandruff, antitussive, astringent, demulcent, depurative, emetic, weakly emmenagogue, emollient, weakly expectorant, febrifuge, galactogogue, laxative, pectoral, refrigerant, stimulant, sudorific and tonic (fresh or dried leafy fronds)  |   |  | Aegle marmelos |  Hypoglycemic (root bark); anthelmintic and antifungal (seed); antiviral, astringent, laxative, carminative, hypothermic, hemostatic and arrests secretions, antiinflammatory  and antimicrobial (against Salmonella and Vibrio cholera) (fruit); antibiotic activity (fruit, leaves and roots); sweet, aromatic, cooling, alterative and nutritive (ripe fruit); laxative (fresh fruit);    astringent, digestive, stomachic, and constipative (unripe fruit);  stimulant, antipyretic and antiscorbutic (pulp).  |   |  | Agave americana |  Diuretic (root); anticancer, laxative, emmenagogue and piscicidial (leaf); diaphoretic, dropsy, venereal sores, dysentery.  |   |  | Agoseris glauca |  Laxative (infusion of the root)  |   |  | Akebia quinata |  Anodyne, antifungal, antiphlogistic, bitter, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, laxative, galactogogue, resolvent, stimulant, stomachic and vulnerary (stems); antirheumatic, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge, stomachic and tonic (fruit)  |   |  | Alangium salvifolium |  Laxative, astringent, pungent, anthelmintic, purgative and emetic (root bark); alleviates spasms, antiprotozoal and hypoglycemic (leaf).  |   |  | Aleurites moluccanus |  Laxative (raw seed); purgative (bark oil); laxative, stimulant and sudorific (kernel).  |   |  | Alhagi pseudalhagi |  Antiprotozoal, antiarrhythmic, anticancer, cooling and bitter, possesses anti-bilious, 
antiseptic properties, and is a laxative, diuretic, expectorant and alleviates spasms (plant); antibacterial (leaf); antibilious (plant decoction).  |   |                                                                |