For bowel toning, take psyllium seed or husk and yellow dock root.
Reliable herbal laxatives include cascara bark, buckthorn bark, aloe resin, and senna leaves.
Herb Formulas. Simmer 1/2 teaspoon each cascara bark and licorice root and 1 teaspoon each burdock root and yellow dock root in 2 cups of water. Drink 1/2 cup daily before bedtime.