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Summary: Cleaning the colon with herbs is done by taking cilium husks, available at a local health food store, and drinking lots of water. Use cilium husks to scrape the colon clean of debris with advice from a chiropractor in this free video on alternative medicine.
"Hi my name is Dr. Kim Makoi and I am a holistic chiropractor from San Francisco, California and this is how to clean your colon using herbs. There are many herbal colon cleansing formulas on the market right now and if you compare them you will find that almost all of them contain a common ingredient which is cilium husks. Cilium husks are little husks from the cilium plant and they are basically a form of fiber. They are safe. They are indigestible and what they do is basically scrape along the colon and they help to pull debris out. So you can actually buy them in bulk at very little cost at your health food store. When you are taking cilium husks you want to make sure to always drink lots and lots of water because they will absorb the water and they can actually make your problem worse if you don't drink enough water so just a little bit of cilium maybe a tablespoon or two with a couple cups of water is going to have a cleansing effect on the colon. Some people like to use cilium husks very frequently over the course of weeks. The longer you use them be aware that you will have to supplement with probiotics to replenish your gut flora because over cleansing the colon can throw the flora balance off so using cilium husks that's how you do a colon cleanse using herbs."
eHow Article: How to Clean Your Colon Using Herbs