Potters Cleansing Herbs Tea
It may be harmful to:
Take too much Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea or for too long. This is because taking too much for too long may lead to:
• A ‘lazy bowel', where the muscle in the bowel becomes too relaxed. This means that bowel emptying happens less often. This can lead to long-term constipation.
• Imbalance of fluids and salts in the body. This can affect the tightness of muscles such as those in the bowel. It can also affect the salts in the blood.
• Low levels of potassium in the blood (called 'hypo-kalaemia'). This can make you tired, dizzy, make your muscles weak and cause uneven heart-beat.
• Dehydration, making you thirsty, feel faint and giving you headaches. It can also mean you cannot pass enough urine.
If you forget to take Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea:
If you miss a dose, take your next dose at the usual time. Do not take two doses at the same time to make up for a missed dose. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist if you need further advice.
4. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS:
Like all medicines this product can cause side effects, but not everyone gets them.
If any of the following or other side effects occur, stop taking this product and consult your doctor or pharmacist:
• the product may produce abdominal pain, spasms and diarrhoea, in particular in patients with irritable colon
• chronic use may lead to albuminuria and haematuria which is albumin or red blood cells in the urine
• chronic use may cause pigmentation of the gastrointestinal tract which usually recedes when the product is no longer taken
• yellow or red-brown discolouration of urine may occur during the treatment, but is harmless
• allergic reactions such as local or more widespread skin rash, hives (skin bumps) or itchiness around the anus. The freguency of these effects is not known.
Making medicines safer:
Reporting of side effects: If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. HOW TO STORE POTTER'S CLEANSING HERBS TEA:
Keep out of the reach and sight of children.
Do not use Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea after the expiry date. The expiry date is printed on the sachet and base of the carton.
Do not store above 25°C. Store in the original packaging.
Return any unused medicine to your pharmacist for safe disposal.
Each sachet contains:
50%w/w Tinnevelly Senna Leaf (Cassia angustifolia Vahl),
8%w/w Frangula Bark (Rhamnus frangula L.). This product also contains:
Elder Flower, Fennel Seed, Mate.
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea is a brownish, olive-green granular or coarse powder mixture with yellow flecks and fibrous filaments, available in sachets containing 50g.
Traditional Herbal Registration Holder and Manufacturer:
Potters, Wigan WN5 OJZ
SENNA LEAF & FRANGULA BARK
Traditional Herbal Registration
THR 44893/0024
number:
THR'
Certification Mark
For further information, call 01202 449752
If you would like a version of this leaflet in an alternative format, please call 01942 219960
Product code: CLE05LEA3 Leaflet last revised: 17/07/2015
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE
This medicine is available without
prescription. However, you still need
to take Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea
carefully to get the best results from it.
• Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
• Ask your pharmacist if you need more information or advice.
• You must contact a doctor or a pharmacist if your symptoms worsen or do not improve.
• If you experience any of the side effects listed in the leaflet, or if you notice any other side effects, please consult your doctor or pharmacist.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea
is and what it is used for
2. Before you take Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea
3. How to take Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea
6. Further information
1. WHAT POTTER'S CLEANSING HERBS TEA IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR:
Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea is a traditional herbal medicinal product used for the short term relief of occasional constipation, based on traditional use only.
Potters Cleansing Herbs Tea does not help with weight loss.
Containing Senna Leaf & Frangula Bark.
For full details, see Section 6.
2. BEFORE YOU TAKE POTTER'S CLEANSING HERBS TEA:
Do not take Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea:
• if you are allergic to any of the ingredients
• if you have blockage or narrowing of the gastro-intestinal tract or bowel (ileus, intestinal obstruction or stenosis)
• if you have paralysis or a lack of muscle tone in the bowel (atony)
• if you have appendicitis, inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis
• if you have severe dehydration
• if you have persistent or undiagnosed abdominal complaints e.g. pain, nausea or vomiting
• if you have faecal impaction or rectal bleeding for which you don't know the cause, or blood in stools
• if you have already taken a laxative and you are still constipated
• if you have had a sudden change in bowel habit that has lasted for more than 2 weeks
• if you are pregnant or breastfeeding
• if you are underlS years of age.
Consult your doctor, before taking this medicine:
• if you suffer from kidney disorders
• if you are taking medicines for a heart condition (e.g. Cardiac glycosides, antiarrhythmic medicines such asguinidine), medicines inducing QT prolongation, diuretics, adrenocorticosteroids or liguorice root preparations.
Taking other medicines:
You should consult your doctor or pharmacist for advice if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription. Pregnancy and breastfeeding:
You should not use Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea if you are pregnant or breastfeeding because there is no evidence that it is safe to do so.
3. HOW TO TAKE POTTER'S CLEANSING HERBS TEA:
It is important that you follow these instructions carefully.
For oral use.
Adults and the elderly:
Half a level teaspoonful in a cup of boiling water at night when reguired. Allow to stand for 15 minutes and make sure it is cool before drinking.
Normally it is sufficient to take this medicinal product up to two to three times a week.
The use in children and adolescents under 18 years is not recommended.
Do not exceed the stated dose.
Use for more than 1 - 2 weeks reguires medical supervision.
Consult your doctor, after taking this medicine:
• if your symptoms worsen or persist
• if there is no bowel movement after 3 days and laxatives are needed every day
• if abdominal pain persists.
If you take too much Potter's Cleansing Herbs Tea:
Stop taking the medicine and consult your doctor or pharmacist.