The function and efficacy of senna leaves, in our daily life, there are all kinds of tea leaves that are useful to the human body, and these tea leaves are often generally edible. So what kind of food is senna? Next, I will share the related contents about the function and efficacy of senna.

Function and efficacy of senna leaf 1

Efficacy and function of senna leaf tea

1, laxative effect

Senna leaf tea has a particularly obvious laxative effect. It also contains a variety of natural substances, which have obvious stimulating effect on the human intestine, can excite the human intestine and accelerate the excretion of human feces. People with weak stomach and intestines are prone to diarrhea after drinking this tea, which is especially suitable for people with constipation.

2, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory

The antibacterial and anti-inflammatory function of senna leaf tea is also one of the important functions. It contains a variety of natural pharmaceutical ingredients, which can destroy sensitive bacteria and fungi in the human body, prevent them from damaging human cells and prevent inflammation in the body. It has a particularly good therapeutic effect on bacterial infections and inflammation that often occur in human body.

Step 3 stop bleeding

Senna leaf tea has obvious hemostatic effect and can shorten the clotting time of human body. Usually, when people suffer from stomach bleeding, hemoptysis, vomiting blood and other diseases, drinking some senna tea in time can alleviate the bleeding symptoms. It can also repair human gastrointestinal mucosa, and is a commonly used drug for treating gastric bleeding and duodenal bleeding in clinic, with particularly good therapeutic effect.

Taboo of senna leaf tea

Senna leaf tea has a certain health care function. In addition to the above, it can also lose weight, diuresis and reduce swelling. However, people who are weak in life are forbidden to drink senna tea, which will aggravate the symptoms of physical weakness. In addition, people who often have diarrhea are also forbidden to drink senna tea, which has obvious diarrhea effect, and these people will aggravate the symptoms of diarrhea after taking it.

Function and efficacy of senna leaf tea can be used to treat acute constipation or chronic constipation, which has a good inhibitory effect on bacteria such as Escherichia coli and typhoid Bacillus, and also helps to lower blood sugar, but it should not be taken for a long time to avoid causing more side effects.

1, purgative action Senna leaves contain anthraquinone derivatives, and its purgative action and irritation are stronger than other laxatives containing anthraquinone, so diarrhea may be accompanied by abdominal pain. Its effective components are mainly sennosides A and B, which are absorbed by the stomach and small intestine and decomposed in the liver. Decomposition products are stimulated by blood circulation to contract the large intestine, causing diarrhea. Senna leaves have extensive and strong effects, and are considered to be more suitable for acute constipation than chronic constipation.

2. Other senna plants can produce many compounds with economic value; In addition to antidiarrheal, some senna leaves also have antibacterial, bacteriostatic and curare-like effects. The aqueous solution of Senna leaves (1: 4) has inhibitory effect on dermatophytes and Nocardia stellata in vitro. The alcohol extract of Senna leaves has antibacterial effect on many bacteria (staphylococcus, diphtheria, typhoid, paratyphoid and Escherichia coli), while its water extract is only effective for typhoid.

3. Senna leaf has obvious laxative effect, but it is more suitable for acute constipation than chronic constipation. But it can't be taken as a common laxative for a long time, especially in large doses, which will have great side effects. The dosage should be strictly controlled, generally 3 ~ 6 grams. Excessive use can lead to vomiting, nausea, loss of appetite and aggravation of hemorrhoids. People with chronic intestinal inflammation should not take senna, and pregnant women and lactating and menstruating women are also prohibited. The causes of constipation in the elderly are complicated, mostly functional constipation. Using senna to treat the symptoms but not the root cause can only solve a temporary emergency, and it must not be taken for a long time, otherwise it will not only aggravate constipation, but even lead to other serious consequences.