1, senna can not lose weight
First of all, it can be very clear to tell you, senna is just a commonly used laxative, and is not a weight loss drug, there is no weight loss effect. If you take senna or drugs containing senna for a long time, not only will it not play a role in losing weight, but it will also form a dependency, which is harmful to your health.
2, what is the role of senna
Senna is a commonly used laxative, its main ingredient is senna glycosides, and contains rhubarb acid, aloe rhubarb, rhubarb phenol and other anthraquinone derivatives and other glycosides. It can soften the stool, and at the same time stimulate the large intestine to increase peristaltic function and promote defecation.
3, senna weight loss side effects
Part of the population after taking senna overdose can appear nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain. Skin allergies and even severe anaphylactic shock and other adverse reactions; if taken for a long time, it can cause intestinal dysfunction, constipation aggravated.
In addition to the frequent use of senna will appear drug dependence, once the interruption of taking, there will be a flushed face, elevated body temperature, anxiety, restlessness, sleepless nights, loss of appetite and accelerated respiration, increased blood pressure, body pain and other discomforts.
Senna therefore has a laxative effect, a short period of time seems to be a certain weight loss, but the side effects of senna can not be underestimated, at most, it is constipated occasionally drink a little, used to relieve constipation.
4, how to correctly view weight loss
Why do people get fat? The fundamental reason is that the intake of nutrients is greater than the body's energy consumption. The intake is too much, the body can not need so much nutrition, it will turn it into fat accumulation. To make themselves not fat, must keep to do: daily intake of calories and body consumption of calories equivalent. Therefore, weight loss should rely on exercise and a reasonable diet, and excessive reliance on the role of drugs, but not only can not achieve the purpose of weight loss, but also on the health hazards.
5, senna effect
1, drain the heat line stagnation
Senna bitter cold drop leakage, both laxative stagnation, but also clear the conductor of the real heat, applicable to the hot knot constipation, can also be used for the treatment of habitual constipation, as well as old age constipation. Generally used alone, a small dose can play a role in slowing down the diarrhea. If heat constipation can be used with Citrus aurantium dulcis, thick Park and so on to enhance the diarrhea effect.
2, diuretic swelling
Senna leaves can diarrhea line water to eliminate swelling, for edema and fullness, a single dose of soaking or with the petunia seeds. The skin of the abdomen is used in the same way.
3, diarrhea
Senna contains anthrone derivatives, its diarrhea and irritation than other laxatives containing anthraquinones stronger, so diarrhea can be accompanied by abdominal pain. Its active ingredient is mainly senna glucoside A, B, absorbed by the stomach, small intestine, in the liver decomposition, decomposition products through the bloodstream and excitation of bone marrow disk ganglia to contraction of the large intestine, causing diarrhea.
4, antibacterial
Senna also has antibacterial, antibiotic and detoxification-like effect. The water infusion of senna has an inhibitory effect on skin fungi such as Serratia marcescens and Serratia asteroides in the test tube.
The alcoholic extract of inverted oval-leaf senna was bacteriostatic against a wide range of bacteria (staphylococci and diphtheria bacilli, typhoid bacilli, paratyphoid bacilli, Escherichia coli, and skin fungi, etc.). Its aqueous extract is only effective against S. typhi.
5, hemostatic
Effective for gastric and duodenal bleeding. With the product of water immersion in gastroscopy sprayed on the gastric hemorrhage, direct vision can be seen to have an immediate hemostatic effect.
6, other effects
For experimental intestinal obstruction in rats, with senna glycoside 50mg/kg intraperitoneal injection can make the reduced intestinal mucosal histamine content back to normal levels.
In addition, senna has an arrow poison like effect, can block the transmission of nerve-muscle junction impulses, to prevent the binding of acetylcholine and the receptor but muscle relaxation.