My mothers mother, always had this bottle of stuff in the cabinet called, Black Draught. OH Man.....that stuff smelled rank. She said it was used for what she called , "Spring Cleanin" once a year take a dose of that and it'd clean you out from one end to the other. I sure am Thankful she didnt think I needed to use it.
My Dad always said his mama gave each of them (the kids) a dose to clean em out in the Spring. But it wasn't Black Draught, it was a tablespoon of sugar saturated with Turpentine. It's a wonder they lived thru that stuff. LOL