Beonsayeop
Senna Leaf · Sennae Folium
한글 번사엽 · Pinyin Fan Xie Ye
番瀉葉
Properties 性味
- Taste & nature
- Sweet, bitter · cold
- Channels entered
- Large Intestine
- Actions
- Purges accumulated heat and unblocks the bowels rapidly
- Typical dose
- 1.5–3 g (steeped) to 6 g
- Caution
- Short-term use; cramping in excess; avoid in pregnancy and nursing
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