Medicinal herb senna is used in folkmedicine as a remedy for constipation, as well as when eliminating pathologies, which require a soft stool and easy disposal of the intestine from stool. This plant refers to the family of legumes.
In folk medicine, fruits and leaves of grass are used. The area of growth of this medicinal plant is the area from Sudan to West Africa.
The leaves are prepared afterthey have fully developed. For the preparation of medicinal raw materials, they are dried in the open air. Collection of fruits is carried out after their full maturation.
Has Senna grass in its composition the mainactive components that provide its therapeutic effect. They are antraglikozidy, which can have a laxative effect. After ingestion of the herb into the intestine, the process of its decomposition into aglucons and sugars occurs when exposed to bacteria and digestive enzymes. Also, the medicinal plant has in its composition free amodins and flavonoids, resins and organic acids, traces of alkaloids and phytosterols.
Senna is an herb that is a laxative,It has a fairly strong effect on the processes of the body. Its leaves are part of various teas used for constipation. Fruits also contribute to the laxative effect, but their effect is much softer.
It should be remembered that the use of anyconstipation, including natural, for a long time can lead to a decrease in the number of vital salts in the body and irritation of the intestine. The resins that make up this herb are capable of adversely affecting bowel function. In this regard, an overdose can cause pain and spasms, nausea and vomiting. A prolonged course of admission can lead to intestinal dystrophy and impaired liver function. There is also a risk of arrhythmia. Therefore, the passage of long-term courses of therapy is undesirable.
Senna is the herb recommended for constipation, andin the presence of cracks in the anal region 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 an herb that cleanses the body of toxins and toxins, and also contributes to the increase of the motility of the large intestine and prevents the absorption of fats.
Has this plant contraindications.Its use is prohibited with increased sensitivity to constituent elements, as well as with intestinal obstruction and strangulated hernia, acute inflammatory processes taking place 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 remedy should be used by pregnant and breast-feeding women, children under the age of six, as well as patients suffering from renal or hepatic insufficiency and patients in the postoperative period.
Senna herb for weight loss is used in the compositionspecially designed diet. Those who wish to regain their weight with this method do not eat in the evening after six hours. In the process of losing weight, you take a mixture of figs, dried apricots, raisins and prunes. One hundred gram of each component is ground with a mincer. Add honey and boiled senna leaves (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 medicinal herbs begins seven to ten hours after ingestion.
