senna
Bowel-stimulating legume
Senna is a plant whose leaves and pods have been used for centuries as a laxative.
Senna tea or senna extract stimulates bowel movements and treats constipation: The doctor recommended senna for short-term relief.
Available over the counter, it's considered gentle but can cause cramping if overused.
Difficult, infrequent waste elimination
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- purgativeSubstance inducing evacuation
- catharticEmotionally releasing, relieving
- stoolBackless sitting furniture
softener · regularity · evacuation · colon · intestinal · fiber · digestion · stimulant
Small woody plant
- legumePod-producing plant family
- cassiaCinnamon-like bark or tree
- seedpodPlant's reproductive casing
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
yellow · flowers · tropical · arid · perennial · cultivation · pods · leaflets
Herbal infusion beverage
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- botanicalRelated to plants
traditional · medicinal · ayurvedic · supplement · extract · dried · pods · preparation
constipation
Difficult, infrequent waste elimination
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- purgativeSubstance inducing evacuation
- catharticEmotionally releasing, relieving
stool · softener · regularity · evacuation · colon · intestinal · fiber · digestion · stimulant · relief
shrub
Small woody plant
leaves · yellow · flowers · tropical · arid · perennial · cultivation · pods · leaflets · genus
tisane
Herbal infusion beverage
botanical · traditional · medicinal · ayurvedic · supplement · extract · dried · pods · preparation · dosage
Brazilian
Of or from Brazil
Lotus · Monaco · legendary · driver · speed · podium · pole · qualifying · helmet · tribute
- medicationspills, Tylenol, capsules, tablets, Xanax
- digestive aidsantacids, laxatives, probiotics, stool softener, gas relief
- herbal remediesechinacea, chamomile, valerian, ginseng, ginkgo biloba
- Herbal Supplementsechinacea, ginseng, ginkgo biloba, valerian, St. John's wort
- host plantsmilkweed, nettle, nettles, passionflower, pipevine
- laxativeslaxative, laxatives, stool softener, stool softeners, cathartic
sennaloperamide
Drug slowing bowel transit
antidiarrheal · binding agent · kaolin · Pepto-Bismol · bismuth