Four seas net: senna leaf is a kind of common purgative medicine. It is mainly used to treat heat and constipation, stagnation and abdominal distension. Many people will take senna leaf for long-term constipation, but many people also want to ask if they can take senna leaf during lactation? What kind of side effects will it have?
Effect and function of senna leaf
Because senna leaf has the effect of purgation, it is the first choice for many constipation patients. However, senna leaf is not suitable for long-term use. Because the senna leaf not only has the effect of diarrhea, but also has some side effects.
1. Senna leaf can inhibit bacteria very well. For example, Escherichia coli, proteus, dysentery, Streptococcus A, Candida albicans and some pathogenic dermatofungi.
2. Senna leaf can also protect the intestinal wall of human body. Many people's constipation will affect the digestive function of the intestine, so the nutrients of tomato leaves form a strong protective membrane in the intestine, which can make the intestine no longer damaged.
3. Senna leaf not only has the function of purgation, but also has the function of hemostasis and antibacterial. Therefore, the use of senna leaf can be reasonable according to its own situation.
Side effects of senna
1. Malignant change of blood pressure: pregnant women may have different degrees of headache and vomiting when they take Senna excessively. Often will cause the rise of blood pressure, serious will cause shock. This time should be stopped immediately, and timely medical treatment.
2. Addiction: many people will use senna leaf to treat constipation first, which will cause addiction to senna leaf in the long run. It is manifested as restlessness, insomnia, anxiety, general malaise, even pain or ants, mydriasis, hot flushes, anorexia, fever, yawning, rapid breathing, blood pressure rise, weight loss, etc.
3. Gastrointestinal bleeding: long term use of senna leaves can cause abdominal pain. And will cause damage to the digestive tract, resulting in bloody stool or black stool and so on.
4. Toxic reaction of nervous system: this side effect mainly changes into dizziness, facial muscle numbness, incontinence of defecation, local pruritus and so on.
5. Jaundice: this manifestation is dizziness and discomfort, and the whole body feels tired and sleepy. The color of urine was obviously yellow, hemoglobin was decreased, and urobilinogen was significantly increased.
6. For those who take senna leaf for a long time to treat constipation, it will have a long-term stimulating effect on their own intestines, will cause the accumulation of pathogens in the intestines, and eventually develop into colon melanosis.
To take senna leaves, firstly, put senna leaves into tea bags or gauze bags (if the cup has its own filter screen, it can not be packed with tea bags, etc.). Because senna leaves are mostly processed into broken leaves, we can take them after filtering; Then, add the boiling water, cover the cup, wait 5-10 minutes, you can drink it, or wait until the boiling water becomes warm or cold water, don't scald yourself anyway.
Taking time and dosage of senna leaf: 100-200ml water each time, with a tea bag or half spoon (when eating out, the size of the spoon in the soup) senna leaf. Can take 2-3 times, in fact, as long as the stool is pulled out or the anus is not hot, do not take it again.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, the medicine for attacking, cutting and purgative should not be taken for a long time, but should be stopped by the disease. That is to say, drugs like senna leaf, honeysuckle, cassia seed, etc. can't be taken frequently at ordinary times, which will damage the healthy qi of human body. Usually at home, you can't take it for a long time as long as you have no symptoms.