Sheila Shea wrote: > If you are using cassia it is a potent laxative and I have developed > cardiac insufficiency from using the plant (many years and too much). The > fruit is the same based on descriptions of earlier posts. It certainly > cleaned me out for many years. I think digestion is better when there is > less in the digestive tract ie better elimination or the use of cassia to > clear the tract. > Feedback welcome. I'm glad to be warned about the possible abuse of cassia. I began eating intstinctively in Jan 95 and it is recomended for the first year. I started using it in Jan 97, so it's soon time for me to think about stoping it, unless I am detoxing. I introduced some new foods this year that triggered some detoxes, so I think it's been useful, but it's time to look at whether is is still needed. I'm not getting stops, but I suspect if I'm overeating, not getting stops could fool me into using it when I should be eating less. My best, Ellie