Long-term use of senna leaves in water will produce dependence on the drug, can not alleviate constipation, but will aggravate constipation.
Senna is a Chinese medicine, for the legume lentil plant narrow-leafed senna dry leaflets, with the effect of diarrhea, used to treat heat constipation, ascites swelling. Although senna has the efficacy of treating heat constipation, but in the disease (for medicinal drugs, the disease is largely cured should be discontinued, so as not to damage the body), can not be taken for a long time.
Senna has the effect of diarrhea water, long-term use will hurt the fluid, resulting in intestinal fluid deficit, but will aggravate constipation. Therefore, it is not recommended that long-term senna leaves in water to treat constipation.
Another thing to note is that senna is bitter and cold, only suitable for the treatment of hot knot constipation, for the intestinal fluid loss, qi and blood deficiency, kidney yang deficiency and other causes of constipation is prohibited, this product has the effect of slippery bowel, for diarrhea, physique deficiencies and pregnant women are prohibited.
Constipation needs to be treated by a professional doctor after identification, using the appropriate Chinese medicine prescription, do not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.