番瀉葉功效：
瀉熱行滯，通便，利水，用于熱結積滯，便秘腹痛，水腫脹滿,促進減肥。
番瀉葉茶
雖然許多研究證實了番瀉葉粉末或膠囊的功效,但很少有研究喝番瀉葉茶的潛在健康益處。
可查研究包括在2005年放射學調查發表的一個小型研究報告。在這項研究中,12名志愿者使用番瀉葉茶或紅霉素(一種抗生素用于治療某些細菌感染)。雖然兩者都有增加腸道蠕動效果,但番瀉葉茶更勝一籌。



Senna Benefits
There are many claimed benefits of senna. The herbal product is said to be useful for treating irritable bowel syndrome, promoting weight loss, and various other conditions. Although senna (in the form of sennosides) has been shown to be effective for treating constipation and for preparing the bowel for colonoscopies or other similar procedures, not much evidence is available to support other uses of the product.

Benefits of Senna Tea
While a number of studies have tested the effects of senna taken in powder or capsule form, very few studies have looked at the potential health benefits of drinking senna tea.
The available research includes a small study published in Investigative Radiology in 2005. For the study, 12 volunteers consumed either senna tea or erythromycin (an antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections). While both treatments appeared to increase the movement of stool through the bowels, senna tea appeared to be more