Colon cleansing herbs can be divided into 2 basic categories: First, there are herbs that help remove waste from the colon, such as mucoid plaque. Second, there are fiber-rich herbs that help move the colon.

Herbs to cleanse the colon

Burdock root: It is also has blood cleanser that relieves the symptoms of gout. Burdock root powder helps restore colon, liver and gallbladder function and boosts the immune system. It is considered to be one of the minor colon cleansing herbs.

Cascara sagrada bark: Commonly used by Native Americans, it is the best known herb for smoothing the removal of mucoid plaque in both the small and large intestines. Mucoid plaque is the dark gummy substance that can line the digestive tract if too much fried and processed food is eaten (almost all of us have it).

Banana leaves: Cleanses the colon and helps remove intestinal plaque. It is a great blood purifier and supports kidney function.

Rhubarb root: It has antibiotic properties. Relieves diarrhea, constipation and hemorrhoids. Promotes ulcer healing and supports colon healing.

Senna Leaf: it is the most reliable herb to stimulate the intestine. However, it is very potent and should be used carefully in small amounts. I generally recommend that people avoid using this herb as cascara sagrada does a similar job more safely.

Red Elm Bark: Reduces inflammation in the colon, stomach, and urinary tract. It also reduces diarrhea.

Wormwood Bark Powder: It improves digestion by increasing the secretion of digestive enzymes and bile from the liver and gallbladder. This herb also works well to eliminate toxins and congestion in the intestine. It also helps in eliminating parasites.

yellow duck; The leaves and roots are a good colon and liver cleanser. It works as a blood purifier. It tones the entire digestive system.

Herbs that provide fiber to stimulate the colon

These supplements create volume within the intestines, absorb toxins from them, and help colon movement.

Powdered flax seed: ground flax seeds are very high in fiber (27 g per 100 g)

Carob powder: high in dietary fiber (38g per 100g) and soothing for digestion. Carob is rich in tannins that have an astringent or binding effect on the mucous membranes of the intestinal tract. It can also prevent diarrhea.

Psyllium Seed Husk Powder: This is the most common fiber supplement in herbal cleanses. When mixed with water, psyllium husk powder becomes gelatinous and provides bulk to the intestines. Nnte: don’t confuse this with whole psyllium seed which is next to useless in a cleanse program. The fiber content of psyllium is 80 g per 100 g.

Advantages of knowing your colon cleansing herbs

There are several advantages to knowing your herbs and how to take them. First of all, many inexpensive herbal colon cleanses on the market today contain unnecessary filler ingredients, as well as low-quality herbs. Taking low-quality herbs can also be harmful. There are 3 main problems with taking these types or herbs:

• They have been grown as cheaply as possible and contain herbicides, pesticides, heavy metals and fumigants.
• They have been irradiated. That means they have been exposed to high levels of radiation that sterilizes them and renders them almost useless to health.
• They contain the entire plant instead of just the medicinal part. Burdock root, for example, is a great blood cleanser. But some formulations called “burdock root” also contain leaves and stems of the plant that do not cleanse the blood.

If you know your herbs, you are not dependent on a pre-made kit that may contain low-quality ingredients. The second big advantage of knowing what herbs is that you can create your own colon cleanse recipes at a fraction of the cost of buying a store-bought kit.

I used several of the colon cleanse herbs listed above to create my latest colon cleanse recipe. It got better results than the store bought cleanses I used to use and it only cost me $14 for 15 days of cleansing.

These supplements create volume within the intestines, absorb toxins from them, and help colon movement.

Powdered flax seed:

ground flax seeds are very high in fiber (27 g per 100 g)

Carob powder:

high in dietary fiber (38g per 100g) and soothing for digestion. Carob is rich in tannins that have an astringent or binding effect on the mucous membranes of the intestinal tract. It can also prevent diarrhea.

Psyllium Seed Husk Powder:

This is the most common fiber supplement in herbal cleanses. When mixed with water, psyllium husk powder becomes gelatinous and provides bulk to the intestines.

psyllium husk powder

**not to be confused with whole psyllium seed which is almost useless in a cleanse program. The fiber content of psyllium is 80 g per 100 g.