TWO SOUPS TO OPEN THE BOWELS – HERBAL SOUP
Make a herbal infusion. For sensitive people use cassia stick (Cassia fistula, also known as purging cassia) tea; for those less sensitive, use senna leaf, senna pod or some other herbal tea to stimulate the bowel movement. Brew and strain the tea, then for each person add one small raw potato, diced, with the skin. Mix in a teaspoon of bran and one of linseed. Simmer for fifteen minutes. Eat this herbal soup in the morning and also at night, if necessary. If it does not appeal to you, put it through a sieve and drink the liquid. You may eventually become used to eating it without it being strained. The effect of this soup on the bowels is astounding and it works when no other laxative does.
It is noteworthy that people who normally do not tolerate senna leaf tea respond well to this rather strong mixture if it is prepared in the way I have just described. The alkaline substances in the raw potato bind certain acids and resins which sometimes cause griping pains when senna tea is taken. I should add that horsetail (shave grass) tea is also easier to take if it is made in this way. Horsetail tea has a strong effect and it is not recommended to drink it on its own. Anyone who intends to take it regularly should remember to avoid excessive doses because of its possible side effects, which are equivalent to the symptoms of poisoning.
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