What are the uses of senna leaves?

What are the uses of senna? Many people don't know anything about Chinese senna. If you don't know what senna is, you don't know how to use it. Senna is very good for the body. Many people choose to take senna when they lose weight. Senna also has the effect of cleaning the stomach. The dosage of senna should be correct, and the usage of senna should be appropriate and reasonable. So what are the uses of senna?

For the treatment of acute pancreatitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis and gastrointestinal bleeding: generally take 4 capsules of senna leaf capsules (each capsule contains 2.5g of crude drug) 3 times a day. Take one more dose if there is no bowel movement within 24 hours.

For constipation: Generally use 3-6g of dried senna leaves per day. In severe cases, increase to 10g. Soak in boiling water before taking.

Used to promote early recovery of intestinal function after surgery: Soak 4g of senna leaves in water and take orally.

It can be used before anorectal surgery to replace cleansing enema: fast in the afternoon of the day before surgery, and take 10g of senna leaves soaked in boiled water at 3 pm.

?Treatment of postpartum constipation: Take 2.5 qian of senna leaves, mix with about 150 ml of boiling water, wait for 3-5 minutes, discard the residue and take it all at once. If constipation lasts too long, soak the residue again after 10 minutes. 100 cases were treated and most of them showed improvement after just one dose. A few people experience mild lower abdominal pain after taking the medicine. No adverse effects such as decreased milk, increased lochia, or general discomfort were observed; and after defecation, the uterus recovered well and the lochia decreased. However, people with weak spleen and stomach should not take it.

Antibacterial effect: Senna leaf extract has inhibitory effects on a variety of bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, Proteus, Shigella dysenteriae, Group A Streptococcus, as well as Candida albicans and certain pathogenic skin fungi.

Other effects: For rats with experimental intestinal obstruction, intraperitoneal injection of 50 mg/kg of sennosides can restore the reduced intestinal mucosal histamine content to normal levels. In addition, it has been reported that this product has a curare-like effect, which can block the transmission of impulses at the neuromuscular junction and prevent the binding of acetylcholine to M receptors, thereby relaxing the muscles.

In the above content, we introduced the various uses of senna leaves, as well as the detailed effects and some related functions of senna leaves. You can try this senna leaf to see if it has these effects on you. This senna leaf also has the effect of weight loss, but when using senna leaves to lose weight, you must use it reasonably, because no matter what, senna leaves contain medicinal properties, and if they are medicines, you cannot eat too much.