Saffron belongs to the blood activating drugs, there is no obvious improvement for constipation in the clinic, mostly used to treat postpartum stasis, amenorrhea and other diseases.
According to Chinese medicine, constipation in most cases is mainly related to heat, stagnation of qi, cold, deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang, etc. Common types of constipation include heat constipation, cold constipation, qi constipation, qi deficiency constipation, blood deficiency constipation, yin deficiency constipation, yang deficiency constipation, etc. Generally, stasis of blood does not cause the large intestine conduction malfunction.
Generally, blood stasis does not cause abnormal conduction in the large intestine, which in turn causes constipation. Therefore, saffron, as a blood-activating drug, is mainly used to treat amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, postpartum stasis and other conditions caused by blood stasis, and is not effective in treating constipation.
For people with constipation, laxative drugs such as Citrus aurantium, Rhubarb, and Huperzia are often chosen according to the type of symptoms.
It is recommended that patients with constipation go to the hospital in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, and do not blindly use medication on their own to avoid delaying their condition.