Senna or Bali Bali (Cassia Angustifolia)

The benefits of senna leaf for weight loss

Senna is a plant known for its laxative and calming properties.

Its use is particularly recommended to relieve constipation.

occasional as well as anal fissures.

However, several precautions should be taken before consuming the leaves.

and the pods of this plant.

They can then be consumed in the form of food supplements,

but also incorporate them into a tea, an herbal tea or an infusion.

This plant has several benefits to treat minor ailments

of everyday life such as constipation, anal fissures.

However, its use must be temporary and controlled.

Senna leaf is rich in flavonoids as well as many nutrients

beneficial to health. It is also rich in mucilages, essential oils

and resins. Among the notable benefits of the plant, we can retain the following

for your organization:

- Takes care of the liver. By helping to eliminate fat and waste from your body,

senna leaf also helps detoxify your liver. It is ideal to consume an infusion

of these leaves at the time of celebrations, to help purify your liver and thus limit

the consequences of your excesses!

- Helps intestinal transit. This is the main benefit of senna leaf for weight loss.

The latter is recognized as being particularly effective in helping the smooth running

of your intestinal transit. In doing so, the leaf helps flush out waste stored in your body,

including the fats consumed during the day. Senna leaf is even regularly used

to perform bowel purges. It helps to treat digestive disorders, and helps to fight

against constipation, among other benefits for your transit.

Thus, you will eliminate fat faster, and can say goodbye to bloating and gas

which can accompany heavy digestions.

- Decreases infections. The senna plant is known to limit the spread of infections in the body.

By fighting against inflammation, it can treat cough problems, and even reduce fever.

- Fight against hemorrhoids. Its effect on constipation helps to prevent the development of hemorrhoids,

which can be very painful!

 For its part, the World Health Organization indicates that senna is used

to treat liver ailments, jaundice, anemia and typhoid fever

in Ayurvedic medicine.

Senna is also used for weight loss.

To make this infusion, add 1g of senna leaf to a cup of boiling water

and leave to infuse for about ten minutes; filter and consume your herbal tea.

It is possible to double these quantities, if you wish to prepare the infusion in advance,

or consume a larger number of cups of the decoction.

For the effects to be optimal for weight loss, we advise you to drink a cup

infusion in the morning, and one before going to bed.

Above all, respect the doses so that the plant does not harm your health.

NB: The use of senna is particularly not recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding women.

It is also recommended to avoid this plant when suffering from chronic constipation,

inflammation of the colon, frequent abdominal pain and fragility in the intestines.

Patients with heart disease and/or kidney failure should avoid consuming senna;

because the ingestion of this plant can cause drug interactions when the patients are under treatment.

In high doses, the consumption of senna causes abdominal pain and diarrhea.