The medicinal herb Senna is used in folk medicine as a remedy for constipation, as well as in the elimination of pathologies, which require soft stools and easy rid of the intestines of feces. This plant belongs to the legume family.
In folk medicine, the fruits and leaves of the grass find application. The territory of growth of this medicinal plant is the region from Sudan to West Africa.
Harvesting leaves is done after they are fully developed. To prepare medicinal raw materials, they are dried in the open air. The collection of fruits is carried out after their full ripening.
Senna grass has in its composition the main active ingredients that provide its therapeutic effect. They are antraglycosides, which can have a laxative effect. After the grass enters the intestine, it decomposes into aglucones and sugars when exposed to bacteria and digestive enzymes. Also, the medicinal plant incorporates free amodines and flavonoids, resins and organic acids, traces of alkaloids and phytosterols.
Senna is a herb, which is a laxative, with a rather strong effect on the processes of the body. Its leaves are part of various teas used for constipation. Fruits also contribute to a laxative effect, but their effect is much milder.
It should be remembered that the use of any means of constipation, including natural, for a long time can lead to a decrease in the amount of vital salts in the body and irritation of the intestine. The resins that make up this medicinal herb can have a negative effect on bowel function. In this regard, an overdose can cause pain and cramping, nausea and vomiting. A long course of admission can lead to intestinal degeneration and impaired liver function. There is also a risk of arrhythmias. Therefore, the passage of long courses of therapy is undesirable.
Senna is a herb recommended for constipation, as well as in the presence of cracks in the anal area and hemorrhoids. Assign it to release the intestines from feces before the procedure of fluoroscopy, as well as after operations on the rectum and in the abdominal cavity. Senna is a herb that cleanses the body of toxins and toxins, as well as enhances colon motility and prevents fat absorption.
This plant has contraindications. Its use is prohibited for hypersensitivity to the constituent elements, as well as for intestinal obstruction and strangulated hernia, acute inflammatory processes that occur in the abdominal cavity. It is not recommended to take medicinal herbs for bleeding in the digestive tract, spastic constipation, as well as violations of water-electrolyte metabolic processes. With great care, this tool should be used by pregnant and breast-feeding women, children under the age of six years, as well as patients suffering from renal or liver failure and patients after the abdominal operation.
Senna grass for weight loss is used as part of a specially designed diet. Those who want to regain their weight with this method do not eat in the evening after six hours. In the process of losing weight, a mixture of figs, dried apricots, raisins and prunes is taken. One hundred grams of each component is ground with a meat grinder. Honey and senna leaves steamed with boiling water are added to this mass (these components are also used in the amount of one hundred grams each). For three weeks, take a tablespoon of the mixture before bedtime. The action of the medicinal herb begins seven to ten hours after administration.