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Laxative |
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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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| Pergularia daemia | Laxative (root bark); alleviates spasms, antibacterial, hypothermic, musculotropic, stimulates the central nervous and cardiovascular systems, anthelmintic, emetic, expectorant and stimulates the uterus (plant) | | Persea macrantha | Antiasthmatic, antirheumatic and laxative (bark); antihypertensive (root). | | Phoenix dactylifera | Aphrodisiac, contraceptive, demulcent, diuretic, emollient, estrogenic, expectorant, laxative, pectoral, purgative, refrigerant | | Phyllanthus acidus | Emetic and purgative (latex); laxative and are taken as a liver tonic to enrich the blood (fruit). | | Phyllanthus maderaspatensis | Laxative, carminative and diuretic (seeds). | | Physalis minima | The fruit is appetizer, bitter, diuretic, laxative and tonic. Extracts from the plant have shown anticancer activity; diuretic (aerial part and fruit); abortifacient (aerial part) | | Phytolacca acinosa | Narcotic and lowers blood pressure (plant); antiasthmatic, antibacterial, antidote, antifungal, antitussive, diuretic, expectorant, laxative and vermifuge (root) | | Picrorhiza kurroa | Laxative, diuretic, antimicrobial, protects the liver, increases the formation and/or secretion of bile and stimulates the secretion of gastric juices. | | Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora | Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiperiodic, cathartic (in large doses), cholagogue, laxative, stomachic and bitter tonic (rhizome) | | Plantago afra | Acts as a bulk laxative (seeds). | | Plantago asiatica | Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antitussive, cardiac, diuretic, expectorant and haemostatic (leaves); as a bulk laxative (mucilage of seeds). | | Plantago depressa | Laxative (seed mucilage); antitussive (seeds) | | Plantago ovata | Anticholesterolemic, demulcent, laxative, emollient. | | Pluchea lanceolata | Cholinergic and relaxes smooth muscles, antipyretic, analgesic, laxative and nervine tonic (plant); antiinflammatory (stem); antiimplantation (aerial part); succulent, aperient (leaves); alexiteric, antipyretic, bitter, laxative and thermogenic (root) | | Plumbago zeylanica | Antiperiodic, stimulant, sudorific, stomachic, carminative, astringent, anthelmintic, laxative, expectorant, tonic, alterative, abortifacient, and alexipharmic. | | Podophyllum hexandrum | Laxative, stimulates the flow of bile, irritant, anticancer and antidiarrheal (root and rhizome). | | Polygala senega | Antidote, antiinflammatory, antispasmodic, cathartic, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, expectorant, laxative, secretagogue, secretolytic, sialagogue, stimulant and tonic (root); abortifacient (bark infusion) | | Polygonatum biflorum | Analgesic, antiinflammatory, antipyretic, aphrodisiac, astringent, depurative, emetic, laxative, sedative, tonic, vulnerary. | | Polygonum bistorta | Anipyretic, antiseptic, expectorant, hemostat; astringent, demulcent, diuretic, febrifuge, laxative and strongly styptic (root) | | Polygonum multiflorum | Antibacterial, anticholesterolemic, antispasmodic, astringent, cardiotonic, demulcent, depurative, hypoglycaemic, laxative, sedative, tonic (root and stem); deobstruent and sedative (stem); antipyretic, antitumour, hypoglycaemic and sedative (plant extract) | | |