Constipation
Notice
This does not replace a doctor. Information is for educational purposes only. Serious or persistent symptoms → see a qualified professional.
Folk use
Traditional and folk associations have not been clinically validated. They are not treatments.
Plants traditionally associated with Constipation
- Krushina / Alder buckthornFrangula alnusClinicalDanger
- YaconSmallanthus sonchifoliusClinical
- Psyllium / Black psylliumPlantago afraClinicalCaution
- Flax / LinseedLinum usitatissimumClinicalCaution
- Psyllium / IspaghulaPlantago ovataClinicalCaution
- SennaSenna alexandrinaClinicalDanger
- Desert-broomrape / rou cong rong (肉苁蓉)Cistanche deserticolaPreclinicalCaution
- Peach kernel / tao ren (桃仁)Prunus persicaPreclinicalDanger
- Tibetan rhubarb (chu rtsa / da huang)Rheum palmatumPreclinicalCaution
- Aloe VeraAloe veraPreclinicalDanger
- ChicoryCichorium intybusPreclinicalCaution
- Blackthorn / sloePrunus spinosaPreclinical
- Wild/sheep sorrel & docksRumex acetosaPreclinicalCaution
- DandelionTaraxacum officinalePreclinicalCaution
- Haritaki & TriphalaTerminalia chebulaPreclinicalCaution
- Yellow DockRumex crispusTraditional (systematized)Caution
- Common buckthornRhamnus catharticaFolkDanger
- PumpkinCucurbitaFolk
- SpurgeEuphorbiaFolkDanger
- RoseRosaFolk
- Box / Colchic boxwoodBuxus colchicaHistoricalDanger
- AlmondPrunus dulcisHistoricalDanger