Sennae folia (Tablets, Herbal raw material) Instructions for Use
ATC Code
A06AB06 (Sennosides A and B)
Active Substance
Senna (BP British Pharmacopoeia)
Clinical-Pharmacological Group
Laxative drug that stimulates intestinal peristalsis
Pharmacotherapeutic Group
Laxative of plant origin
Pharmacological Action
A laxative of plant origin. Senna leaves contain dianthrone glycosides (about 3%) – sennosides A, A1, B-G; a small amount of anthraquinone glycosides, including aloe-emodin and rhein 8-glycosides; about 10% mucilage; flavonoids, including kaempferol derivatives; naphthalene glycosides.
It stimulates peristalsis of the large intestine, causing a normal bowel movement 8-10 hours after administration. It acts selectively on the colon, restores normal bowel function, and does not affect digestion.
Indications
Constipation due to hypotension and sluggish peristalsis of the large intestine. Regulating bowel movements in hemorrhoids, proctitis, anal fissures; spastic and atonic constipation of various etiologies.
ICD codes
| ICD-10 code | Indication |
| K59.0 | Constipation |
| K60 | Fissure and fistula of anus and rectum |
| K62.8 | Other specified diseases of anus and rectum (including proctitis) |
| K64 | Hemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis |
| ICD-11 code | Indication |
| DB32.1 | Slow-transit constipation |
| DB50.Z | Fissure or fistula of anal region, unspecified |
| DB6Z | Hemorrhoids or perianal venous diseases, unspecified |
| DB70.Z | Infections of anal and rectal regions, unspecified |
| DB72.Z | Some specified diseases of the anal canal, unspecified |
| DD91.1 | Functional constipation |
| DE2Z | Diseases of the digestive system, unspecified |
| EG61 | Infections of the anus or perianal skin |
Dosage Regimen
| The method of application and dosage regimen for a specific drug depend on its form of release and other factors. The optimal dosage regimen is determined by the doctor. It is necessary to strictly adhere to the compliance of the dosage form of a specific drug with the indications for use and dosage regimen. |
Herbal raw material
4 filter bags (6 g) are placed in a glass or enamelware, poured with 200 ml (1 cup) of boiling water, covered with a lid and infused until completely cooled, the filter bags are squeezed out. The volume of the resulting infusion is adjusted to 200 ml with boiled water.
Take orally 1/2 cup at night. The course of treatment is 2-3 weeks. The infusion is recommended to be shaken before use.
Tablets
Take orally in the evening after meals. The dose depends on the dosage form used.
Adverse Reactions
Possible allergic reactions, abdominal pain, flatulence, diarrhea; with long-term use – colitis.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to senna; intestinal obstruction, abdominal pain of unclear origin, water-electrolyte imbalance, acute inflammatory diseases of the abdominal organs, proctitis and hemorrhoids in the acute stage, strangulated hernia, gastrointestinal bleeding, uterine bleeding, cystitis, spastic colitis, spastic constipation; pregnancy, breastfeeding period; childhood – depending on the dosage form.
Use in Pregnancy and Lactation
Use is contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation (breastfeeding).
Use in Hepatic Impairment
Use with caution in liver diseases.
Use in Renal Impairment
Use with caution in kidney diseases.
Pediatric Use
Use in children of appropriate age categories is possible strictly according to indications, in recommended doses and dosage forms. It is necessary to strictly follow the instructions in the senna drug leaflets regarding contraindications for the use of specific senna dosage forms in children of different ages.
Special Precautions
With long-term use of senna preparations, habituation may develop, so it is advisable to alternate them with other laxatives.
Drug Interactions
Senna preparations reduce the absorption of tetracycline.
Storage Conditions
Store at 2°C (36°F) to 25°C (77°F). Keep in original packaging, protected from light. Keep out of reach of children.
Dispensing Status
Over-the-Counter
Important Safety Information
This information is for educational purposes only and does not replace professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor before use. Dosage and side effects may vary. Use only as prescribed.
Medical DisclaimerBrand (or Active Substance), Marketing Authorisation Holder, Dosage Form
Herbal raw material 50 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
Ivan-Chai JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
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Sennae folia | Herbal raw material 50 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 50 g |
50 g – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material - powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Ivan-Chai JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material – powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material – powder | 1 filter bag |
| Senna leaves | 1.5 g |
1.5 g – filter bags (10) – cardboard packs.
1.5 g – filter bags (20) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material 50 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
Krasnogorskleksredstva, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material 50 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 50 g |
50 g – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material - powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Krasnogorskleksredstva, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material – powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material – powder | 1 filter bag |
| Senna leaves | 1.5 g |
1.5 g – filter bags (10) – cardboard packs.
1.5 g – filter bags (20) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material 50 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
Lek S+, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material 50 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 50 g |
50 g – bags (1) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material - powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Lek S+, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material – powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material – powder | 1 filter bag |
| Senna leaves | 1.5 g |
1.5 g – filter bags (10) – cardboard packs.
1.5 g – filter bags (20) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material, crushed: packs 10 g
Marketing Authorization Holder
Lek S+, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material, crushed: packs 10 g |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material, crushed | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 10 g |
10 g – cardboard packs with inserted polypropylene bags.
Herbal raw material: packs 50 g
Marketing Authorization Holder
Lek S+, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material: packs 50 g |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 50 g |
50 g – cardboard packs with inserted paper bags.
Herbal raw material - powder: filter bags 1.5 g 10 or 20 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Lek S+, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material – powder: filter bags 1.5 g 10 or 20 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material – powder | 1 filter bag |
| Senna leaves | 1.5 g |
1.5 g – filter bags (10) – cardboard packs.
1.5 g – filter bags (20) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material 50 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
Magnolia SMPF, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material 50 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 50 g |
50 g – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material 50 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
Microgen NPO, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material 50 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material, crushed | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 50 g |
50 g – Paper bags (1) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material - powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Microgen NPO, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material – powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material – powder | 1 filter bag |
| Senna leaves | 1.5 g |
1.5 g – filter bags (10) – cardboard packs.
1.5 g – filter bags (20) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material - powder 1.5 g: filter-bags 10, 20, 24, 30, or 50 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
St.-Medifarm, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material – powder 1.5 g: filter-bags 10, 20, 24, 30, or 50 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material – powder | 1 filter bag |
| Senna leaves | 1.5 g |
1.5 g – filter bags (10) – cardboard packs.
1.5 g – filter bags (20) – cardboard packs.
1.5 g – filter bags (24) – cardboard packs.
1.5 g – filter bags (30) – cardboard packs.
1.5 g – filter bags (50) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material crushed 50 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
St.-Medifarm, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material crushed 50 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material, crushed | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 50 g |
50 g – Paper bags (1) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material, crushed 25 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
St.-Medifarm, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material, crushed 25 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material, crushed | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 25 g |
25 g – Paper bags (1) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material, crushed 30 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
St.-Medifarm, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material, crushed 30 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material crushed | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 30 g |
30 g – Paper bags (1) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material crushed 75 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
St.-Medifarm, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material crushed 75 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material crushed | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 75 g |
75 g – Paper bags (1) – cardboard packs.
Crushed herbal raw material 100 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
St.-Medifarm, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Crushed herbal raw material 100 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material crushed | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 100 g |
100 g – Paper bags (1) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material, crushed 300 g: paper bags
Marketing Authorization Holder
St.-Medifarm, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material, crushed 300 g: paper bags |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material crushed | 1 bag |
| Senna leaves | 300 g |
300 g – Paper bags.
Herbal raw material, crushed 500 g: paper bags
Marketing Authorization Holder
St.-Medifarm, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material, crushed 500 g: paper bags |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material crushed | 1 bag |
| Senna leaves | 500 g |
500 g – Paper bags.
Herbal raw material - powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Firm "Fito-Bot", LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material – powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material – powder | 1 filter bag |
| Senna leaves | 1.5 g |
1.5 g – filter bags (10) – cardboard packs.
1.5 g – filter bags (20) – cardboard packs.
Crushed leaves: packs 30 g, 40 g, 50 g, 60 g, 70 g, 80 g, 90 g, or 100 g
Marketing Authorization Holder
Health Firm, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Crushed leaves: packs 30 g, 40 g, 50 g, 60 g, 70 g, 80 g, 90 g, or 100 g |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
Crushed leaves in the form of a mixture of leaf pieces, petioles, stems, petals, sepals, fruit valves, and seeds; color is grayish-green, light green, yellowish-green, or brownish-green with yellow, white, and brown specks; odor is weak; taste of the aqueous extract is slightly bitter, with a sensation of sliminess.
| 1 pack | |
| Senna leaves | 100% |
30 g – bags (1) – cardboard packs.
40 g – bags (1) – cardboard packs.
50 g – bags (1) – cardboard packs.
60 g – bags (1) – cardboard packs.
70 g – bags (1) – cardboard packs.
80 g – bags (1) – cardboard packs.
90 g – bags (1) – cardboard packs.
100 g – bags (1) – cardboard packs.
Leaves crushed: packs 50 g
Marketing Authorization Holder
Health Firm, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Leaves crushed: packs 50 g |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Crushed leaves | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 50 g |
50 g – cardboard packs with an inner bag.
Leaves powder: filter bags 1.5 g 20 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Health Firm, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Leaves powder: filter bags 1.5 g 20 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Leaves powder | 1 filter bag |
| Senna leaves | 1.5 g |
1.5 g – filter bags (10) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material crushed 50 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
Fito-Bot, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material crushed 50 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 50 g |
50 g – cardboard packs with paper bags inside.
Herbal raw material crushed 50 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
Fitofarm PKF, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material crushed 50 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material crushed | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 50 g |
50 g – Paper bags (1) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material - powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Fitofarm PKF, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material – powder 1.5 g: filter bags 10 or 20 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material – powder | 1 filter bag |
| Senna leaves | 1.5 g |
1.5 g – filter bags (10) – cardboard packs.
1.5 g – filter bags (20) – cardboard packs.
Herbal raw material crushed 35 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
Fitofarm PKF, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folia | Herbal raw material crushed 35 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Herbal raw material crushed | 1 pack |
| Senna leaves | 35 g |
35 g – Paper bags (1) – cardboard packs.
Tablets 300 mg: 10, 20, 30, or 50 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Usolye-Sibirskiy Chemical and Pharmaceutical Plant, JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae extract siccum | Tablets 300 mg: 10, 20, 30, or 50 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
Tablets from brownish-gray to brown with a greenish tint, with darker and lighter specks; round, flat-cylindrical with a bevel and a score.
| 1 tab. | |
| Dry senna leaf extract | 300 mg |
Excipients : lactose monohydrate (milk sugar) – 24 mg, potato starch – 64 mg, calcium stearate – 12 mg.
10 pcs. – contour cell packaging (1) – cardboard packs.
10 pcs. – contour cell packaging (2) – cardboard packs.
10 pcs. – contour cell packaging (3) – cardboard packs.
10 pcs. – contour cell packaging (5) – cardboard packs.
10 pcs. – non-cell contour packaging (200) – group packaging (for hospitals).
10 pcs. – non-cell contour packaging (400) – group packaging (for hospitals).
10 pcs. – non-cell contour packaging (500) – group packaging (for hospitals).
10 pcs. – non-cell contour packaging (600) – group packaging (for hospitals).
10 pcs. – non-cell contour packaging (1000) – group packaging (for hospitals).
Tablets 300 mg: 10 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Pharmtsentr Vilar JSC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae extract siccum | Tablets 300 mg: 10 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Tablets | 1 tab. |
| Dry senna leaf extract | 300 mg |
10 pcs. – non-cell contour packaging.
Raw material - round briquettes 8 g: 6 pcs.
Marketing Authorization Holder
Health Firm, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folium briket | Raw material – round briquettes 8 g: 6 pcs. |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Raw material – round briquettes | 1 briquette |
| Senna leaves | 8 g |
6 pcs. – blisters.
Raw material - slab (banderole) briquettes 75 g: packs
Marketing Authorization Holder
Health Firm, LLC (Russia)
Dosage Form
|
Sennae folium briket | Raw material – slab (banderole) briquettes 75 g: packs |
Dosage Form, Packaging, and Composition
| Raw material – slab (banderole) briquettes | 1 briquette |
| Senna leaves | 75 g |
1 pc. – paper packs.
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