Pharmacological effects: Senna leaves mainly contain sennosides A, B, C and D, aloe-emodin diananthrone glycosides, rhein glycosides, aloe-emodin glycosides and a small amount of rhein and aloe-emodin Senna leaves contain sennoside and anthracene glycoside, which can cause diarrhea. Senna leaf powder can increase the content of platelets and fibrinogen, and shorten the coagulation time, calcium recovery time, thromboplastin time and blood clot contraction time.
It is not recommended to drink senna during lactation. Senna leaf is a laxative and is often used to treat constipation. It belongs to traditional Chinese medicine, and its specific impact on infants is not completely clear. It is not recommended to take it during lactation. Breastfeeding is a special period when the body is extremely sensitive. Because various changes in the body during breastfeeding will aggravate its sensitivity to drugs, drugs that the body usually does not respond to may also react violently during breastfeeding. Therefore, if you need to take any medicine during breastfeeding, you should take it carefully under the guidance of a doctor.
Senna leaf is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine, which has laxative effect and is often used to treat constipation. Its curative effect is relatively strong, and it is not recommended to take it during lactation. If constipation occurs, you can try to know whether it is effective through diet adjustment, drink more water, increase the intake of dietary fiber, avoid sedentary, carry out low-intensity aerobic exercise to improve your metabolism, don't eat too much at a meal, slow down gastrointestinal peristalsis, eat less and eat more meals, and have balanced nutrition. You can appropriately increase the intake of coarse grains per meal, avoid a single-ingredient diet, defecate regularly every day, and maintain a good mood. If it still doesn't work, we suggest changing the lifestyle above to see if it works.