Senna can be used to treat abdominal pain and bloating caused by heat constipation, you can take an appropriate amount of senna every day, usually normal in about 10 grams, do not amount to too much, soak in boiling water for about 20 minutes.

Senna is cold in nature, after taking it will cause the body to have diarrhea symptoms, if this diarrhea problem is more serious then it will damage the positive qi. The patient is not suitable to take senna if he is weak and constipated for a long time.

Senna is also not suitable for the elderly constipation, because although senna has a diarrhea effect, can also help the abdominal qi, but can not solve the problem fundamentally, but will lead to the body's yin loss aggravated. Older people are advised to take herbs such as Cistanchia, Luoyang and Dihuang together with senna leaves for better health care.

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. p>Precautions:

1, if you drink senna water during breastfeeding, first of all, you should see whether the baby's stool is normal, if normal before you can take it.

2, avoid taking too much senna. Senna to diarrhea effect varies from person to person, some people take 10 grams, and no laxative effect, there is no adverse reaction. But some people take 10 grams is caused by gastrointestinal hemorrhage, manifested as abdominal pain, black stool. Therefore, the regular dosage should be tried in small doses first, and gradually increase the amount.

3, senna, honeysuckle, cassia, lotus leaves, etc., can not be taken for a long time (and yam, wolfberry and other tonic medicine is not the same). Especially do not use these drugs to lose weight, because these drugs eat more will damage the body's positive qi, especially the spleen and stomach, such as diarrhea, unformed stools, poor appetite and so on.

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