It is known that Egyptians used senna tea to relieve constipation. This tea is used for medium conditions of constipation. It is the chemicals anthraquinones that provide its strong action on your colon walls. It is readily available in health food stores or on the Internet.
Only use senna for a short time 1- 1½ week. It is not healthy to use it for a long time since its action moves fecal matter through your colon quickly. This quick action prevents absorption of nutrients by your colon depriving you of necessary minerals and vitamins.
Use senna only in amounts that produce the required bowel movement and stool softness to relieve your constipation. Start with small amounts and increase your amount slowly.
Senna is sold Over-the-Counter under the name Correctol® ExLax® Senokot® and Smooth Move. Senokot also contain docusate sodium - a stool softener - an added benefit when hard dry stools may cause discomfort.
Senna Tea with Potato peels
You can also prepare senna tea as follows:
Buy some senna tea at a health food. Place a tea bag into 1 ½ cups of distilled water and steep. Then add the peel of a whole red potato. Also add a couple slices of potato meat. Add to this a teaspoon of wheat or oat bran and flax seed.
Simmer this combination strain it and drink the liquid. This will give constipation relief for some of the more difficult cases of constipation. Remember the longer you simmer this combination the stronger the tea will be. Start with a 5-10 minutes and then work up to 15-20 minutes but you need to experiment with the time.
When you drink senna tea drink only 2-3 oz. at a time and drink it only after it has cooled down. It has less of a cramping action when you drink it ...
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