Abstract: Senna leaf is a laxative for treating constipation due to accumulated heat and abdominal distension due to qi stagnation. Proper consumption has purgative effect and antibacterial effect. However, senna leaves are cold, and long-term continuous drinking may aggravate the body chill, leading to peristalsis disorder in people's gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, patients with exogenous wind-cold, internal injury and cold, spleen and stomach deficiency and kidney yang deficiency are forbidden to take senna leaves. Let's take a look at the taboos of senna. 1. Can senna be drunk every day?

Senna leaves are best not to be drunk every day. Senna leaves are cold, bitter, and slightly toxic. It is a cathartic with strong purgative effect. It can stimulate intestinal peristalsis through intestinal mucosa and nerves, and its efficacy is relatively strong. Short-term use can treat constipation well, but it can't be taken for a long time, which is easy to cause gastrointestinal dysfunction and aggravate the disease.

Second, how much senna leaves to drink at a time is better.

Generally, it is enough to put 2-6 grams of senna leaves at a time. Senna leaves are highly irritating and will take effect after drinking for several hours, so you can't take too much. Generally, it should not be more than 2 grams for laxative and 6 grams for severe diarrhea, but in special circumstances, it can be added to 10 gram.

Third, who can't drink senna?

1, senna leaves are cold, so patients with exogenous wind-cold, internal injury and cold, spleen and stomach deficiency, kidney yang deficiency and failure should avoid taking single medicine; Anyone with impotence and premature ejaculation should use it with caution.

2, Senna leaves taste bitter, have a strong purgative effect, and it is easy to lose healthy qi after long-term service, so those who are physically weak, have a long illness, and suffer from constipation should use it with caution.

3. Oral administration of Senna leaves can cause pelvic congestion and damage the vitality of the fetus, so pregnant women, threatened abortion and pelvic inflammatory disease are prohibited.

4, Senna leaves can strongly stimulate the large intestine, so peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis and gastrointestinal bleeding are prohibited.

5. Senna leaves should not be used together with aspirin and other anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, which can easily induce upper gastrointestinal bleeding; Under the action of alkaline drugs (such as sodium bicarbonate), it is easy to oxidize and reduce the curative effect, so it is not suitable for combination.

6. Senna leaf cannot be used as a long-term drug for patients with chronic constipation, and a considerable part of patients with chronic constipation and habitual constipation belong to deficiency syndrome, so it should be treated according to syndrome differentiation and should not be used indiscriminately.