Re: cape aloes
"Cape Aloes", if it is the real thing & grown properly, is stronger than Senna and every other Herb Laxative. As always, I am referring to a single Herb's effects compared to another single Herb's effects.
The Most important factor in the efficacy of any & all Herbs, is whether or not the Herb was Grown by those who genuinely know what they are doing! That is affected by dozens of factors, but the primary & most important factors are: Where the Herb is grown and by whom?
For example, it is a widely accepted fact that Herbs grown in Countries governed by a Dictatorship should always be viewed with caution {i.e., Communist China, where the Govt. simply doesn't care if its exported products are inferior or cause actual toxicity--until they are caught doing it! Then-- they 'care.' Remember the big Pet Food scandal 2 or 3 years ago? That's what I am talking about}.
Then their is the experience Factor! Are the Herb's growers and Producers devoted and long-time Herbologists? What is their Background? Was the Herb Company recently bought by another bigger business that is in an unrelated field?
There are a hundred other examples I have written about & used.
But always keep in mind that an Herb's Potency and Purity {grown with Pesticides? G.M.O.ed? } are as important as the Properties of the Herb itself!
Getting back to the main question, Senna is widely regarded as the second strongest Herb Laxative.
These are not my Opinions. I write this after over 30 years of Personal & Professional experiences. I've taken "Cape Aloes" in capsules, hundreds & hundreds of times. All sold in Health Food Stores, from the top Bestselling and Best known Companies.
I've also taken Senna hundreds of times from the same Companies.
I've been in Alternative Medicine & Natural Living & Healing over 30 years. Professionally since 1991.
I knew & studied with Dr. Paavo Airola for many years {before he died in 1983}.
I've also extensively studied & ingested Dr.
Richard Schulze & his Products, starting in the 1990s.
And Paul Bragg. And Adelle Davis. And Dr. Bruce West. And many, many others.
So, when chronically ill people have seen the Light and decide to start Living more in Harmony with Nature and in Harmony with the Laws of LIFE & are turning their Lives around, Constipation is to be expected! Not criticized! If this is you, or if you just want to stop taking Synthetic Laxatives {Drug Laxatives} and start taking Natural Herb Laxatives, Cape Aloes is the strongest. Some people disagree with that, because their bodies respond to Cape Aloes differently than the majority of us. But if you ask a Hundred people who have experiences with both Herbs, at least 80% will agree that Cape Aloes is Number #1.
Last, rely on the information from those who have a lot of actual Personal Experience and/or from those who have been "in the business" of taking care of sick and ill people! Not only from those who have read a lot of Books. I'm not against the Reading of Books! The more people who read a lot of Books --the better!
But, as a person who has been doing Natural Healing for a long time, I find it ridiculous & VERY irresponsible & plain wrong when a person in a Forum responds to a question from a person they don't know and from whom they have not taken a Medical & Health History, with Absolute type of answers! Every Person & every Case is Different & Unique! To tell a person that hasn't had a B.M for 3 days, for just one example of what I am talking about, that Stimulant Laxatives are "bad" and that they "harm the Colon" and that they "should" take Osmotic Magnesium instead is the Ultimate of Egotistically playing God! Yes, Osmotic Laxatives are effective and have their place. But the person, in my example, needs the Best solution Now! And in my example, that would be a Stimulant Laxative.