Fan Xie Ye
| Fan Xie Ye in TCM:Explore the properties of Fan Xie Ye according to Chinese Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: senna leaves
Pharmacuetical Name: Folium Sennae
Properties: sweet, bitter, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LI
Flavors: sweet, bitter
Special Properties: clears heat, resolves food stagnation
Actions / Indications:
- Drains down to guide out stagnation (heat stagnation
like acute or chronic constipation due to heat accumulation in intestines;
also for ascites; cleansing the intestines prior to surgery)
Special Notes:
- Pharmacologically Fan Xie Ye has laxative, antibiotic, and hemostatic effects.
- Similar in laxative function to Da Huang,
however Da Huang also clears toxic fire and disperses blood stagnation.
Contraindications:
- (cc: pregnancy)
- (cc: lactation and during menses)
- (cc: weak patients)
- (cc: overdose may cause abdominal pain, nausea, vomit)
- (cooking: cook under 15 minutes)
- Note: often in weight loss teas, may cause undesired diarrhea
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