Ingredient Summary:

Flax seed (Linium usitatissimum) Flax seed lignans source of insoluble fiber.

Psyllium seed seed (Plantago psyllium) Psyllium seed husks are the portions of the seeds of the plant Plantago psyllium or Plantago ovata. The husks expand become mucilaginous when wet and are soluble in water, yet are indigestible.

Ginger root (Zingiber Officinale) Ginger root is a common spice from the rhizome of the monocotyledonous perennial plant Zingiber officinale. The odor, flavor and action of ginger root is caused by a mixture of zingerone, shoagoles and gingerols, volatile oils that compose about 2% of fresh ginger by weight .

Senna leaf (Cassia augustifolia) Senna is a purgative herb with active ingredients anthraquinone derivatives and their glucosides. Senna's action is on the lower bowel where it can increase peristaltic movements of the colon.

Apple pectin Apple Pectin is a heterosaccharide derived from the cell wall of an apple fruit that acts as soluble fiber that in the body can bind with bile acids and promotes their excretion.

Black Walnut hulls Black Walnut hulls are a rich source of the trace minerals.

Cape Aloe leaf (Aloe ferox) Cape Aloe is a species of a flowering succulent plant in the genus Aloe containing substances that are purgative.

Fennel seed (Foeniculum vulgare) Fennel seed from a species in the genus Foeniculum, native to southern Europe traditionally used to occasionally alleviate gas and cramping.

Oregon Grape root (Mahonia aquifolium) Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium, Berberidaceae) is an evergreen shrub related to the barberry, a native plant on the North American west coast, that contains the active alkaloid berberine.

Plum fruit (prune) A prune is a dried fruit of various plum species.

Rhubarb root (Rheum officinate) Rhubarb root comes from a perennial plant that grows from thick short rhizomes, comprising the genus Rheum that contain anthraquinones, such as emodin and rhein.

Magnesium (Glycinate Chelate) The element magnesium is an essential mineral involved in over 350 biochemical actions in the body. Magnesium relaxes smooth muscle, helps dilate blood vessels and maintains blood flow.

Potassium (Amino Acid Chelate) The essential alkali mineral Potassium is the major cation inside the cells and important in the maintainence of fluid and electrolyte balance in all body systems.

Goldenseal root (Hydrastis canadensis) Goldenseal is a perennial herb in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native North America containing the isoquinoline alkaloids; hydrastine, berberine, berberastine, hydrastinine tetrahydroberberastine, canadine, and canalidine.

Lactobacillus acidophilus Lactobacillus acidophilus in the genus Lactobacillus is a resident probiotic that produces enzymes to digest protein, fat and lactase (ferments lactose into lactic acid). Acidophilus assists in the production of niacin, folic acid, and pyridoxine during digestion and assist in bile deconjugation (separating amino acids from bile acids).

FOS (Fructooligosaccharide) Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) also called oligofructose are prebiotics that serve as a substrate for many bacterial species in the large intestine.