Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Alexandrian senna

Plant

English

Alexandrian senna, Alexandran senna, Bombay senna, East indian senna, Egyptian senna, Indian senna, India senna, Senna, Tinnevelly senna, Tirunelveli senna, True senna

Latin

Senna alexandrina P. MILLER, Cassia acutifolia DELL., Senna alexandrina, Cassia acutifolia Delile., Cassia aethiopica Guib., Cassia angustifolia Valh., Cassia augustifolia, Cassia decipiens Desv., Cassia ehrenbergii Bisch., Cassia lanceolata Royle, Cassia lanceolata* Collad, Cassia lenitiva Bisch., Cassia ligustrinoides Schrnk., Cassia medicinalis Bisch., Cassia orientalis Pers., Cassia senna L., Cassia-angustifolia, Senna acutifolia Link, Senna angustifolia Batka, Senna officinalis Roxb.

Plantparts

foliage, Legume, Roots, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-flu, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, Anti-halitosic, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, antiparasite, Antiparasitic, Anti-Rheumatic, Aperient, arthritis, Bad breath, Bilious colic, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, chronically constipation, Chronic constipation, Cleaning of intestine, Clears gas, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, dispel worms, Dyschezia, Dyssynergic defaecation, expel worms, Fart, Febrile response, Fetor oris, Fever, feverish condition, Fevers, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Flu, Fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, Gas, General inflammation, General inflammations, Gripe, Grippe, halitosis, helmint, inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammations, Inflammations in general, influenza, intestinal gas, laxative, malodorous breath, movements of the bowel, parasite, parasites, Parasiticide, purgative, Purifies the bowels, Pyrexia, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, sweeten the breath, the flue, treatment for worms, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, Weak digestion, wind, worm, worms

Women's diseases

Emmenagogue, stimulates menstruation

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in French Guiana, Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical used in northern India, Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 Aloe emodin, aloin, aluminium, anthraquinone, ascorbic acid, ash, Bitter Components, Calcium, calcium oxalate, calcium salt, Carbohydrates, Chromium, Chrysophanic acid, cobalt, Dietary mineral, emodin, essential oil, fat, Fibres, flavonoid, glycoside, iron, iso-emodin, Kaempferol, magnesium, manganese, mucilage, Niacin, phosphorus, potassium, protein, rhein, salicylic acid, Selenium, Senna glycoside, Sennosides A, Sennosides B, Sennosides C, Sennosides D, Sennosides E, silicon, Sitosterol, sodium, sugars, Tanning agents, Tin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, zinc, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0662

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