Showing Health Effect laxative
| Identification | |
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| Name | laxative |
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| ChEBI ID | 50503 |
| ChEBI Name | laxative |
| ChEBI Definition | An agent that produces a soft formed stool, and relaxes and loosens the bowels, typically used over a protracted period, to relieve constipation. Compare with cathartic, which is a substance that accelerates defecation. A substances can be both a laxative and a cathartic. |
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| Nutrients | Not Available |