Glauber's salt is still sometimes used as a mild laxative, and also has industrial uses, chiefly in the manufacture of glass.
If uncooked just the reverse is true, acting as a mild laxative (because of an osmotic sugar).
In Russian folk medicine, lingonberry water was used as a mild laxative.
Most cases of constipation respond to conservative treatment, such as dietary and exercise changes or mild laxatives.
Some people also use grape as a mild laxative for constipation.
If you have not had a bowel movement after a couple of days, ask your doctor about taking a mild laxative.
It is also reported to be a mild laxative.
The same products given as a mild laxative, in much smaller doses and according to directions, do not carry the same risk.
However, it is used widely within domestic markets for producing a mild laxative.
It is actually not a purgative but a mild laxative.