A Natural Dietary Source of FibreAbsorbs toxins from the bowels, accelerates the rate of bile acid degradation thereby blocking the accumulation of cholesterol in the liver. Helps prevent hemorrhoids, increases the population of beneficial intestinal bacteria and eliminating undesirable and pathogenic bacterial population, lowers bowel transit time, maintains normal bowel function in fiberdeficient diets, obstructs absorption of bile acids in the small intestines thereby preventing their recirculation into the blood stream, softens the stool.