Senna (Senna Leaves): How It Works

What effect have senna leaves? The main ingredients of Senna are the so-called anthranoids (“anthraquinones”): They increase the release of water into the intestine, so that the stool becomes softer. The laxative effect of the medicinal plant is also used when an easier bowel movement is desired. This is the case, for example, with hemorrhoids … Senna (Senna Leaves): How It Works

Laxative

Products Laxatives are available in numerous dosage forms. These include, for example, tablets, drops, suppositories, powders, granules, solutions, syrups and enemas. Structure and properties Laxatives do not have a uniform chemical structure. However, groups can be identified (see below). Effects Laxatives have laxative properties. They stimulate bowel emptying by different mechanisms depending on the active … Laxative

Herbal Teas

Products Herbal teas are available in pharmacies and drugstores, specialty tea stores, and grocery stores, among other places. Structure and properties Herbal teas are a group of teas that contain fresh or dried, crushed or whole plant parts. These may come from one or more plants. Blends are referred to as herbal tea blends. Typical … Herbal Teas

Laxative Tea pH Value

Production Anise (crushed) 15 g Bitter fennel or sweet fennel (crushed) 15 g Licorice root (4000) 10 g Elderflower 10 g Tinnevelly senna 50 g The herbal drugs are mixed. Effects Laxative (senna) Antispasmodic Flatulent Fields of application Constipation, for short-term use only. Contraindications Note the limitations of use and adverse effects of each drug, … Laxative Tea pH Value

Anthranoid

Definition Plant antraceene derivatives with the common structural feature 1,8-dihydroxyanthrone. Numerous derivatives (anthrones, anthranols, anthraquinones, dianthrones, naphthodianthrones). 1,8-Dihydroxyanthrone: Effects Laxative (Prodrugs) Antidepressant: St. John’s wort Antiarthrotic: Rhine, Diacerein (Verbonil). Cytotoxic: mitoxantrone (Novantrone). Indications Primarily for short-term treatment of constipation. Bowel emptying Some: Osteoarthritis Medicinal drugs Aloe: e.g. aloin A American rotten tree (Cascara bark) Sloth … Anthranoid

Fig

Products Medicinal products containing fig extract are commercially available in many countries as syrup (fig syrup) and in tablet form (e.g., Zeller fig syrup, tablets), among others. Fig preparations often also contain senna. Stem plant Fig tree, L. from the mulberry family. Medicinal drug The fruits are used as a medicinal raw material (fig, Caricae … Fig

Medicinal Teas

Products Medicinal teas are available in pharmacies and drugstores as finished medicines or home-made. They belong to the group of herbal medicines (phytopharmaceuticals). Definition and properties Medicinal teas consist of usually dried, cut, or whole plant parts, which may come from one or more plants. These are referred to as medicinal drugs. Medicinal teas are … Medicinal Teas

Chair Color Change

Normal chair color Stool consists of unabsorbed food components, intestinal cells, mucus, digestive secretions, xenobiotics, bile pigments, water, and intestinal bacteria. It is usually yellow-brown to brown in color. It comes primarily from the bile pigments (bilirubin), which are metabolized by the intestinal flora to brown stercobilin, among other substances: Erythrocytes Hemoglobin Hem Biliverdin (green) … Chair Color Change

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Causes and Treatment

Symptoms Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional bowel disorder that manifests itself in the following persistent or recurrent symptoms: Lower abdominal pain or cramping Diarrhea and/or constipation Flatulence Change in bowel habits, impaired defecation. Incontinence, urge to defecate, feeling of incomplete emptying. The symptoms improve with defecation. Some patients suffer mainly from diarrhea, others from … Irritable Bowel Syndrome Causes and Treatment

Teas

Products Teas are available, for example, at pharmacies, drugstores, tea specialty stores, and grocery stores. Some are approved as medicines and have package inserts. They are also called medicinal teas. Various words are prefixed for word composition, such as fruit tea, calming tea, cold tea, baby tea, stomach tea, women’s tea, etc. Structure and properties … Teas

Medication Overuse

Definition Medication overuse involves using self-purchased or physician-prescribed medications for too long, too much, or too frequently. The duration of therapy prescribed by a healthcare professional or by the professional and patient information is exceeded, the maximum single or daily dose is too high because of a dose increase, or the dosing interval is too … Medication Overuse

Change in Urine Color

Symptoms A change in urine color is manifested by a deviation from the normal color of urine, which usually varies from pale yellow to amber. It may occur as a solitary sign or along with other symptoms. Urine is usually clear and not cloudy. It gets its color from urine pigments called urochromes. These are, … Change in Urine Color