There are several very effective and well known herbs you can take to cleanse your colon. The colon, liver and kidneys are organs targeted by cleansing, and there are herbs specific to each bodily system.

For cleansing the colon, try the following herbs.

1.Prune juice

Prunes are not generally considered herbs per se - but, like all medicinal herbs, they are the fruits (plums) of a plant (the plum tree), and their cleansing ability is very good.

Drinking prune juice and/or eating prunes relieves constipation and can be very cleansing to the colon.

2.Senna

The leaves and seedpods of senna are used for internal cleansing. A popular remedy for constipation, be aware that senna can be unpleasantly powerful in its effects. Senna contains anthraquinones, a very effective laxative.

Other herbs with anthraquinones are aloe, cascara sagrada, and buckthorn (to name a few).

3.Flax seeds

A tablespoon of flax seed three times a day, ground or whole, will cleanse the colon. If you've ever mixed flax seeds with hot water, you know how this works.

The water in which flax seeds are steeped becomes a thick, mucilagenous mass. If you tend to have intestinal irritation, use ground flax seed.

Note, though, that you must drink a lot of water for this to work - flax is so effective at creating bulk in the intestines that it can create a blockage without proper water intake.

4.Psyllium

Like flax seeds, psyllium seeds need a lot of water to work. Those wishing to benefit from psyllium may take 3-10 tablespoons of the tiny seeds each day. Psyllium also creates bulk in the intestine, moving toxins and waste out.

5.Rhubarb

Once again crossing the herb-food line is this laxative plant. Rhubarb has fiber, and it also contains a laxative chemical similar to anthraquinones.

6.Milk thistle

Milk thistleis an excellent liver cleansing herb. The best way to use milk thistle is by taking capsules, since the most effective part of the plant are the seeds.

Milk thistle helps protect the liver from damaging toxins, and also helps the liver to remove toxins from the body.

7.Dandelion

Dandelionroot and leaves are very effective diuretics, thus helping to flush out the kidneys and the system in general.

Try cooking young dandelion leaves as a potherb or taking capsules of the dried root. Dandelion root that has been roasted and ground can be drunk as a cleansing coffee substitute.

8.Cranberry

Cranberry is a well-known bladder infection fighter. Because it prevents bacteria from adhering to the walls of the bladder, it has a cleansing effect (the bacteria get flushed out).

9.Blueberries

Blueberries work well for cleansing, too.Blueberries believe to have the same cleansing effect with Cranberries.