Possibly the tendency was to replace one liquid laxative with another in the belief that liquid preparations are more effective than tablets or fibre products. Thus although the use of senna tablets increased, the rise in the use of senna syrup was much greater, partly because it was given by nursing staff. Increased prescribing of lactulose may have been due to extensive promotion, the wish to...

This study investigates the incidence of constipation in two representative mental institutions, and the effect, in one of the hospitals, of restricting the use of laxatives to only one drug, namely, standardized senna (Senokot). The remarkable potentiality of Senokot for long-term re-educative programmes is reflected in the reduction from 44% of 210 patients receiving various laxatives regular...

Cassia angustifolia Vahl. is native to Saudi Arabia. This shrub has been used as a laxative and even fungicide. The current study was designed evaluate the morphology molecular characterization of plants from two areas in Purified genomic DNA subjected PCR amplification using random primers (RAPD). showed that, all morphological parameters were statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05) when compa...