It is a plant of the Polygonaceae family and the genus Atraphaxis. Purgative manna is a slightly yellowish white, sweet substance with different types that are more or less similar in terms of properties. This substance is secreted from the plant by an insect bite called Cicata Orni, or in the hot summer months (July and August), they create a transverse crack to the depth of the wood on the bark of the lower part of the tree, and every day another crack with a distance they make a few inches above the first slit and collect the manna that comes out of it. The best type of purgative manna is the one which is large, white, sweet and pure, and when it is put in the mouth, it dissolves quickly and sweetens and cools the area around the mouth and tongue.