THE RECIPE COULDN'T BE EASIER :
Drop a few leaves in a cup of hot, not boiling water.
* BUT BE CAUTIOUS OF DANGEROUS RAPID WEIGHT LOSS when MISUSED :
Cassia plant extracts are the primary ingredient found in most "dieter's teas". The combination of acting as a stimulant which reduces a dieter's appetite, and the laxative properties that cause food to move through their system before as many calories can be absorbed is a combination that can lead to rapid and even dangerous weight loss.
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IN WIKIPEDIA : "..In medicine Sennas have for millennia played a major role in herbalism and folk medicine. Alexandrian Senna (S. alexandrina) was and still is a significant item of trans-national trade e.g. by the Ababdeh people and grown commercially, traditionally along the middle Nile but more generally in many regions around the northwestern Indian Ocean.
Sennas act as purgatives and are similar to aloe and rhubarb in having as active ingredients anthraquinone derivatives and their glucosides. The latter are called sennosides or senna glycosides. Senna alexandrina is used in modern medicine as a laxative;[4] acting on the lower bowel, it is especially useful in alleviating constipation. It increases the peristaltic movements of the colon by irritating the colonic mucosa. The plants are most often prepared as an infusion. Senna glycosides are listed as ATC code A06AB06 on their own and A06AB56 in combined preparations.Resveratrol was first isolated from Senna quinquangulata As regards other chemicals, the antiinflammatory compound resveratrol was first isolated from S. quinquangulata,and Siamese Senna S. siamea contains barakol used to counteract aconitine poisoning. Chinese Senna (S. obtusifolia) seeds are also used in Kamp? (traditional Japanese medicine) where they are called ketsumei-shi or by their Chinese name ju? míng z.[...] Senna is also the primary ingredient found in most "dieter's teas". The combination of acting as a stimulant which reduces a dieter's appetite, and the laxative properties that cause food to move through their system before as many calories can be absorbed is a combination that can lead to rapid and even dangerous weight loss.."
ABHAIBHUBEJHR HOSPITAL IN THAILAND IS A PUBLIC INSTITUTION LEADING THE RESEARCH AND MAKING OF NATURAL HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS. Cassia alata leaves are a common ingredient of Health Teas in South East Asia.
PubMed : U.S. National.Library.of.Medicine. National Institutes of Health
CASSIA ALATA : search '' Cassia alata '' at the site above and discover several scientific studies on the following properties of Cassia leaves : anti-microbial, anti-oxidant, antifungal
Found in U.S. National.Library.of.Medicine. National Institutes of Health : In vitro antimicrobial activity of ethanol and water extracts of Cassia alata.Somchit MN, Reezal I, Nur IE, Mutalib AR.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. nhareet@medic.upm.edu.my
Crude ethanol and water extract of leaves and barks from Cassia alata were tested in vitro against fungi, (Aspergillus fumigatus and Microsporum canis), yeast (Candida albicans) and bacteria (Staphylococcus aereus and Escherichia coli). C. albicans showed concentration-dependent susceptibility towards both the ethanol and water extracts from the barks, but resistant towards the extracts of leaves. The degree of susceptibility varied, the water extract from barks showed bigger inhibition zone than the ethanol extracts (12-16 and 10-14 mm, diameter respectively). The growth of Aspergillus fumigatus and Microsporum canis were not affected by all types of the plant extracts. Results were comparable to standard antifungal drug Tioconazole (18 mm diameter) at equivalent concentration. The anti-bacterial activity of C. alata extracts on S. aureus was detected with only the leaves extracts using water and ethanol. The water extract exhibited higher antibacterial activity than the ethanol extract from leaves (inhibition zones of 11-14 and 9-11 mm, respectively). E. coli showed resistance to all types of extracts. Based on the current findings, it can be concluded that this plant has antimicrobial activity, which is as potent as standard antimicrobial drugs against certain microorganisms. Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
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