Identification
Namecathartic
ChEBI ID75325
ChEBI Namecathartic
ChEBI DefinitionAny substance that accelerates defecation. Compare with laxatives, which are substances that ease defecation (usually by softening faeces). A substance can be both a laxative and a cathartic.
Associations
Compounds
CompoundReference TypeReference
VerbenalinDATABASEDUKE
ChrysophanolDATABASEDUKE
LignansDATABASEDUKE
AsperulosideDATABASEDUKE
RheinDATABASEDUKE
D-GlucitolDATABASEDUKE
EmodinDATABASEDUKE
MonotropeinDATABASEDUKE
PhyscionDATABASEDUKE
AucubinDATABASEDUKE