Manna

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

Last updated on: 28.09.2023

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Manna is a drug from the manna ash tree. Manna is used in constipation or diseases where bowel evacuation is desired. The drug is obtained the incisions in the stem and branch bark of the flowering ash tree. The extracted sap is dried in the air.

IngredientsThis section has been translated automatically.

Manna contains 70 to 90 % of the sugar alcohol D-mannitol (syn. mannitol), which can hardly be absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract. Furthermore, manna contains 10 to 16 % of the sugar stachyose.

EffectsThis section has been translated automatically.

Manna has a laxative effect.

Field of application/useThis section has been translated automatically.

Manna is used for constipation or in cases where bowel evacuation with soft bowel movements is desired (for example anal fissures, haemorrhoids or after rectal-anal surgery).

DosageThis section has been translated automatically.

For adults, the daily dose of the drug is between 20 and 30 g, for children the dose is between 2 and 16 g per day. The drug is mainly taken in combination with figs.

Undesirable effectsThis section has been translated automatically.

Sensitive persons may experience nausea and flatulence.

ContraindicationThis section has been translated automatically.

If the intestine is obstructed, the patient should refrain from taking it.

InteractionsThis section has been translated automatically.

There are no known interactions with other drugs.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

Schilcher H (Ed.) in, Guide to Phytotherapy, Urban & Fischer Verlag (2016) Munich, p. 214.

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Last updated on: 28.09.2023

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles