| Chinese Name |
Fanxieye |
| Latin |
Folium Sennae |
| English Name |
Senna Leaf |
| Key Characteristics |
Downward-draining |
| Source |
Dried leaflet of Cassia angusti folia Vahl or Cassia acuti folia Delile (Fam. Leguminosae)
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| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Sweet, bitter, cold; Large Intestine
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| Actions |
To purge heat, induce bowels movement and urination
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| Indications |
Constipation and abdominal pain due to accumulation of heat, edema, in addition, used for intestinal obstruction, chronic renal failure and epidemic hemorrhagic fever when it is put in boiling water for oral administration.
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| Special Usage |
Make it into a decoction or soak it in boiling water and take. It is added near the end when a decoction is prepared. |
| Precaution |
It is forbidden to prescribe to women who are in the period of breast feeding, menstruation, and pregnancy.
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| Chemical Composition |
It contains aloeemodin, flavonoids, etc.
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