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Purgative |
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A purgative is a drastic laxative causing a cleansing or watery evacuation of the bowels, usually with a griping pain.
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Plants having 'Purgative' activity
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| Garcinia hanburyi | Purgative, emetic and vermifuge. | | Genipa americana | Acts as vermifuge and diuretic (fruits); purgative (root decoction) | | Gillenia trifoliata | Cathartic, slightly diaphoretic, a mild and efficient emetic, expectorant and tonic (dried powdered root bark); strongly laxative and emetic (tea from whole plant); tonic, emetic, a cathartic, expectorant, purgative, tonic emetic, and expectorant (root). | | Gleditsia sinensis | Anthelmintic and febrifuge (stem bark); anthelmintic and antifebrile (root bark); antipruritic (thorns on the plant); antibacterial, antifungal, antitussive, astringent, emetic, expectorant, haemostatic and stimulant (fruit); emetic, expectorant, decongestant and purgative (seed); | | Gloriosa superba | Ayurveda uses its roots as abortifacient, acrid, alexiteric, anthelmintic, antipyretic, bitter, depurative, digestive, emetic, expectorant, gastrointestinal irritant, purgative, rejuvenative, stomachic, thermogenic, tonic, in dealing debility, dyspepsia, flatulence, haemorrhoids, helminthiasis, inflammations, in promoting labour pain and expulsion of the placenta; stimulates uterine contractions (fresh plant juice and rhizome); antimalarial and laxative (tuber). | | Gmelina philippensis | Stimulant and resolvent (root extract); purgative (root juice) | | Gypsophila paniculata | Antiseptic, cytotoxic, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, insecticide, purgative. | | Helleborus niger | Anthelmintic, cardiac, cathartic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, irritant, violently narcotic and a drastic purgative (root) | | Hibiscus sabdariffa | Antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, cholagogue, demulcent, digestive, purgative and resolvent (whole plant); emollient, diuretic, refrigerant, antiscorbutic and sedative (decoction of whole plant); emollient (leaves); antiscorbutic (fruits); diuretic, laxative and tonic (seeds). | | Ilex aquifolium | Diaphoretic, expectorant, febrifuge and tonic (leaves); emetic and purgative (berries); diuretic (root) | | Ipomoea aculeata | Acts as a purgative (leaves or young tops) | | Ipomoea aquatica | Alleviates spasms (50% EtOH plant extract); purgative (dried juice); Hypoglycaemic (plant) | | Ipomoea pes-tigridis | Purgative (decoction of root) | | Ipomoea purga | | | Iris germanica | The root is diuretic, emetic, expectorant and mildly purgative. Induces a decline in smooth muscle activity (in vitro) and alleviates spasms (aqueous plant extract); promotes nasal discharge and reduces fever (rhizome). | | Iris nepalensis | Diuretic, aperient, deobstruent and purgative (root); sedative type of effect on the heart (e.g.. reduces force of the contraction and the heart rate). | | Jatropha multifida | Laxative (leaf) and antibiotic (saline extract of shoot); purgative, antihelminthic and abortifacient (seeds) | | Lagenaria siceraria | Antibiotic, antidote, diuretic, emetic, febrifuge, lithontripic, odontalgic, poultice, purgative, vermifuge. | | Lagerstroemia speciosa | Laxative (leaf and bark);astringent, stimulant and febrifuge (root); stimulates the cardiovascular system (including the heart),spasmogenic and antiviral (aerial part); purgative, deobstruent and diuretic (leaves); stimulant and febrifuge (bark) | | Leonotis leonurus | Euphoric, purgative and vermifuge (plant) | | |