番泻叶为豆科植物狭叶番泻Cassia angustifolia Vahl或尖叶番泻Cassia acutifoliaDelile的干燥叶。主要成分为蒽醌类化合物,有泻热行滞、通便、利水之功效,用于热结积滞、便秘腹痛、水肿胀满等。近年来有关番泻叶的临床应用报导较多,主要有以下几个方面。 一、清洁灌肠 据报道,对2298例作乙状结肠镜检的大肠癌门诊患者,使用番泻叶作检查前肠道准备,代替灌肠,取得了较好的效果,有效率为97.47％。肠镜检查要求肠道洁净、干燥,而清洁灌肠常常残留大量水分,影响视野,但用番泻叶代替清洁灌肠,方法简便,节省时间,病人可以在家服药,不须提前来医院灌肠。番泻叶性温和,其作用是促进大肠 Senna is a dry leaf of the legume Cassia angustifolia Vahl or Tipnaeus Cassia acutifoliaDelile. The main components of anthraquinone compounds, laxative laxative laxative, laxative effect, for heat stagnation, constipation, abdominal pain, edema and so on. In recent years, the clinical application of senna reported more, mainly in the following areas. First, clean enema It is reported that 2298 cases of sigmoid colonoscopy in patients with colorectal cancer clinic, the use of senna for pre-test intestinal preparation, instead of enema, and achieved good results, the effective rate was 97.47%. Intestinaloscopy requires clean and dry gut, while cleaning enemas often leave a lot of water, affecting vision, but instead of clean enema with senna, the method is simple and saves time, patients can take medicine at home without going to the hospital enema in advance. Senna mild, its role is to promote the large intestine