Senna Extract Liquid

Product Name  : SennaExtract Liquid

Senna is a small perennial shrub. It is native to tropical Africa and is now cultivated throughout that continent. Senna is obtained from two species: the  frist  one  is  known commercially as Tinnevelly Senna and grown predominantly in India.  and  the  pods  of  Senna are used,  the pods having a gentler action. The active  principles of Senna are anthraquinone  glycosides (Sennoside A and B), which act primarily on the colon. Added to this there are about 10% of mucilage, and tartrates, which inhibit the absorption  of  fluid  from the gut and thus enhance the laxative action.  Stimulation  of  muscle  contraction may extend  to  the uterus, so that senna should not be given during pregnancy. Senna is a reliable and quite  powerful  laxative. Small doses of 1-2 g will result in pultaceous stools being  produced with in  5 – 7 hours.  Higher doses of 2-4 g will act more rapidly, but the stools will then often be  liquid and accompanied with abdominal pain. The side effects  are  even  more  marked  if  the does is increased to 8-12 g, when severe colic, nausea and vomiting may develop.  The fact that senna leaves are not well tolcrated in large doses  is   largely due  to  the  resins  they  contain. Senna  leaf  tea should therefore always be made with  cold  water, leaving it stand for some time, so that it is a maceration  rather  than  a  tea,  and  the  resine  do not go into solution  to  any extent. Remaval of the  resin  reduces  the   colic-inducing  effect  of  Senna   leaves.  On  the  other  hand, the laxative action is also reduced. Deresinated senna leaves will often  be  very useful for highly irritable bowels.
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Product Name   : Senna Extract Liquid

Botanical Name  : Cassia angustifolio

Family Name   : FABACEA

Common Name  : Senna, Makhaam Khaek (in Thai)

Part Used  : Leaves

Senna is a small perennial shrub. It is native to tropical Africa and is now cultivated throughout that continent. Senna is obtained from two species: the  frist  one  is  known commercially as Tinnevelly Senna and grown predominantly in India.  and  the  pods  of  Senna are used,  the pods having a gentler action. The active  principles of Senna are anthraquinone  glycosides (Sennoside A and B), which act primarily on the colon. Added to this there are about 10% of mucilage, and tartrates, which inhibit the absorption  of  fluid  from the gut and thus enhance the laxative action.  Stimulation  of  muscle  contraction may extend  to  the uterus, so that senna should not be given during pregnancy. Senna is a reliable and quite  powerful  laxative. Small doses of 1-2 g will result in pultaceous stools being  produced with in  5 – 7 hours.  Higher doses of 2-4 g will act more rapidly, but the stools will then often be  liquid and accompanied with abdominal pain. The side effects  are  even  more  marked  if  the does is increased to 8-12 g, when severe colic, nausea and vomiting may develop.  The fact that senna leaves are not well tolcrated in large doses  is   largely due  to  the  resins  they  contain. Senna  leaf  tea should therefore always be made with  cold  water, leaving it stand for some time, so that it is a maceration  rather  than  a  tea,  and  the  resine  do not go into solution  to  any extent. Remaval of the  resin  reduces  the   colic-inducing  effect  of  Senna   leaves.  On  the  other  hand, the laxative action is also reduced. Deresinated senna leaves will often  be  very useful for highly irritable bowels.