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Medicinal
Senna Pods
Sudan Trade Point 2013
Medicinal and aromatic plants
Senna
Senna leaves
and aromatic plants
Senna leaves
Botanical Name Cassia senna L.
Scientific Name (s) Cassia acutifolia Delile, syn. with Cassia senna L. Also includes
references to C. angustifolia Vahl. Family: Fabaceae (beans).
History
Senna appears to have been used since the ninth or tenth century, its introduction into
medicine being due to the Arabian physicians, who used both the leaves and the pods. It
was formerly exported through Alexandri
derived.
Definition
The plant has a pale green stem with long spreading branches. The sweetish taste of the
leaves distinguish Senna from the Argel leaves. It has small yellow flowers and oblong pods
about 2 inches long and 7 to 8 inches broad.
Description It is also called Nubian Senna or Alexandrian Senna or even Khartoum Senna. It grows in
parts of Sudan and in some Arabian countries. The best senna
yellowish-green color of the leaves with a faint odor resembling the smell of green tea and a
bittersweet taste
Cultivation
Senna is usually found in wild, but they have been extensively cultivated recently. It grows
in September after the autumn rains and in April.
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SENNA
Cassia senna L.
Cassia acutifolia Delile, syn. with Cassia senna L. Also includes
Vahl. Family: Fabaceae (beans).
Senna appears to have been used since the ninth or tenth century, its introduction into
medicine being due to the Arabian physicians, who used both the leaves and the pods. It
was formerly exported through Alexandria, from where the name of the Sudanese drug is
The plant has a pale green stem with long spreading branches. The sweetish taste of the
leaves distinguish Senna from the Argel leaves. It has small yellow flowers and oblong pods
nches long and 7 to 8 inches broad.
It is also called Nubian Senna or Alexandrian Senna or even Khartoum Senna. It grows in
parts of Sudan and in some Arabian countries. The best senna is distinguished by a bright
green color of the leaves with a faint odor resembling the smell of green tea and a
Senna is usually found in wild, but they have been extensively cultivated recently. It grows
ber after the autumn rains and in April.
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Cassia acutifolia Delile, syn. with Cassia senna L. Also includes
Senna appears to have been used since the ninth or tenth century, its introduction into
medicine being due to the Arabian physicians, who used both the leaves and the pods. It
a, from where the name of the Sudanese drug is
The plant has a pale green stem with long spreading branches. The sweetish taste of the
leaves distinguish Senna from the Argel leaves. It has small yellow flowers and oblong pods
It is also called Nubian Senna or Alexandrian Senna or even Khartoum Senna. It grows in
is distinguished by a bright
green color of the leaves with a faint odor resembling the smell of green tea and a
Senna is usually found in wild, but they have been extensively cultivated recently. It grows
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Constituents
Senna contains a family of hydroxyanthrancene glycosides, the most plentiful of which are
sennosides A and B. There are also anthraquinone derivatives and their glucosides which
are responsible for its purgative effects. There are also small amounts of aloe
rhein 8-glucosides, mucilage, flavonoids, and naphthalene precursors.
Uses
It is known for increasing the movement of the colon by increasing the functions of the
intestinal wall. It is also a remedy for hemorrhoids, alimentary canal and prolapus.
Similarly, both leaves and pods of the plant are used to cure breathing problems. An
infusion of the pods is used as an effective way to suppress fever and to stop chronic
nosebleeds. An infusion of the leaves is consumed to stop spasms or convulsions. The
roots of the plant are consumed with milk to treat malaria.
Medicinal Uses
1. Uses supported by clinical data: Short
2. Uses described in pharmacopoeias and in traditional systems of medicine: None.
3. Uses described in folk medicine, not supported by experimental or clinical data: As
an expectorant, a wound dressing, an
for the treatment of gonorrhea, skin diseases, dyspepsia, fever and hemorrhoids
Senna contains a family of hydroxyanthrancene glycosides, the most plentiful of which are
A and B. There are also anthraquinone derivatives and their glucosides which
are responsible for its purgative effects. There are also small amounts of aloe
glucosides, mucilage, flavonoids, and naphthalene precursors.
for increasing the movement of the colon by increasing the functions of the
intestinal wall. It is also a remedy for hemorrhoids, alimentary canal and prolapus.
Similarly, both leaves and pods of the plant are used to cure breathing problems. An
f the pods is used as an effective way to suppress fever and to stop chronic
nosebleeds. An infusion of the leaves is consumed to stop spasms or convulsions. The
roots of the plant are consumed with milk to treat malaria.
linical data: Short-term use in occasional constipation.
Uses described in pharmacopoeias and in traditional systems of medicine: None.
Uses described in folk medicine, not supported by experimental or clinical data: As
an expectorant, a wound dressing, an antidysentric, and a carminative agent; and
for the treatment of gonorrhea, skin diseases, dyspepsia, fever and hemorrhoids
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Senna contains a family of hydroxyanthrancene glycosides, the most plentiful of which are
A and B. There are also anthraquinone derivatives and their glucosides which
are responsible for its purgative effects. There are also small amounts of aloe-emodin and
glucosides, mucilage, flavonoids, and naphthalene precursors.
for increasing the movement of the colon by increasing the functions of the
intestinal wall. It is also a remedy for hemorrhoids, alimentary canal and prolapus.
Similarly, both leaves and pods of the plant are used to cure breathing problems. An
f the pods is used as an effective way to suppress fever and to stop chronic
nosebleeds. An infusion of the leaves is consumed to stop spasms or convulsions. The
term use in occasional constipation.
Uses described in pharmacopoeias and in traditional systems of medicine: None.
Uses described in folk medicine, not supported by experimental or clinical data: As
antidysentric, and a carminative agent; and
for the treatment of gonorrhea, skin diseases, dyspepsia, fever and hemorrhoids
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