Fan Xie Ye番泻叶
Folium SennaeSenna Leaf
- Kategorie
- Purgatives
- Temperaturverhalten
- kalt
- Geschmack
- süß, bitter
- Leitbahnbezug
- Dickdarm
- Dosierung
- 3–10 g
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Übliche Dosen
- Dosierung
- 3–10 g
- When used alone as a tea
- 1.5–3 g
- Tincture
- 10–40 Tropfen
Wirkungen & indikationen
- Drains downward and guides out Stagnation
- Heat in the Stomach and Intestines with constipation and abdominal fullness
- Eliminates Excess Heat and drains Summerheat
- Summerheat
Kontraindikationen
- Avoid during pregnancy.
- Avoid during menstruation.
- Avoid in those with a history of heavy bleeding.
- Avoid in nursing mothers.
- Avoid in weak patients.
- Avoid in those suffering chronic constipation.
- Excessive dosage may cause abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
Wechselwirkungen
- Excessive use of Fan Xie Ye worsens the potassium loss caused by diuretics such as chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, furosemide (Lasix), bumetanide (Bumex) and torsemide (Demadex).
- The resulting potassium loss can heighten the toxicity of cardiac glycosides such as digoxin (Lanoxin).
Kombinationen
Anmerkungen
- In some regions of southern China it is drunk as a tea to prevent Summerheat disorders.
- For constipation it is usually taken alone as a tea.
- Its sticky, slippery quality allows it to enter the Colon and clear deep-seated Heat and constipation.
- It is particularly well suited to habitual constipation.
- Steeping 3g in boiling water and drinking the infusion produces a mild purgative effect; larger amounts can cause pain, rumbling and watery diarrhea.
- It acts much like Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang and is effective for treating edema.