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Senna alexandrina

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Modern medicine has used senna extracts since at least the 1950s as a laxative. If accidentally ingested by infants, it can cause side effects such as severe diaper rash. The active ingredients are several
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Hietala, P; Marvola, M; Parviainen, T; Lainonen, H (August 1987), "Laxative potency and acute toxicity of some anthraquinone derivatives, senna extracts and fractions of senna extracts",
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in Egypt was the main trade port in past times. The fruits and leaves were transported from Nubia and Sudan and other places to Alexandria, then from it and across the
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Spiller, Ha; Winter, Ml; Weber, Ja; Krenzelok, Ep; Anderson, Dl; Ryan, Ml (May 2003), "Skin breakdown and blisters from senna-containing laxatives in young children",
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When cultivated as medicinal herb, the plants are cut down semi-annually, dried in the sun, stripped and packed in
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plant that reaches 0.5–1 metres (20" to 40"), rarely two metres (6') in height with a branched, pale-green erect
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adjective denoting tools, utensils and medical compounds—is written with an initial upper-case letter, unlike
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Duncan, As (February 1957), "Standardized Senna as a Laxative in the Puerperium",
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Medicinal plants & Aromatic plants - Its chemistry-production-benefits
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are horned, broadly oblong, compressed and flat and contain about six
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Kinnunen, O; Winblad, I; Koistinen, P; Salokannel, J (October 1993),
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in senna provides a significant source of income for the
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Egyptian senna, Tinnevelly senna, East Indian senna
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They are then sent on 25: 1411:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:518323-1 1088:(1982): The American Cassiinae. 86: 1086:Irwin, H.S. & Barneby, R.C. 483:term for this plant, and hence 1495:Flora of the Arabian Peninsula 431:is also known under the names 351:bearing four or five pairs of 1: 977:Pharmacology & Toxicology 881:The Annals of Pharmacotherapy 307:. It grows natively in upper 471:Though it might look like a 1510:Taxa named by Philip Miller 793:Handbook of medicinal herbs 636:made from the leaves, as a 1526: 775:Plainfield Garden Club org 1106:Senna alexandrina profile 248:§ Names and taxonomy 244: 237: 220: 213: 83:Scientific classification 81: 59: 50: 41: 34: 719:"Senna alexandrina Mill" 826:British Medical Journal 791:Duke, James A. (2002). 699:: e.T19375516A149051614 339:Alexandrian Senna is a 838:10.1136/bmj.1.5016.439 640:. It also serves as a 570:Chamaecrista desvauxii 444:It received the names 771:"Cassia angustifolia" 362:The flowers are in a 941:(Suppl 1): 253–255, 745:Duke, James (2012). 311:, especially in the 524:Cassia angustifolia 347:and long spreading 206:S. alexandrina 53:Conservation status 615:Senna angustifolia 516:Cassia alexandrina 477:Cassia Officinalis 440:séné de la palthe. 424:Names and taxonomy 18:Cassia alexandrina 1467: 1466: 1367:Open Tree of Life 1193:senna-alexandrina 1156:Senna alexandrina 1126:Senna alexandrina 1118:Taxon identifiers 947:10.1159/000139866 893:10.1345/aph.1C439 685:Senna alexandrina 630:Senna alexandrina 619: 611: 607:Senna alexandrina 603: 595: 585: 567: 549: 538: 534:Cassia lanceolata 530: 520: 519:(Garsault) Thell. 512: 508:Cassia acutifolia 493:specific epithets 458:Mediterranean sea 446:Alexandrian senna 429:Senna alexandrina 315:region, and near 263:Alexandrian senna 258:Senna alexandrina 254: 253: 224:Senna alexandrina 76: 36:Senna alexandrina 27:Species of legume 16:(Redirected from 1517: 1500:Medicinal plants 1460: 1459: 1447: 1446: 1437: 1436: 1427: 1426: 1414: 1413: 1401: 1400: 1388: 1387: 1375: 1374: 1362: 1361: 1349: 1348: 1336: 1335: 1323: 1322: 1310: 1309: 1297: 1296: 1284: 1283: 1271: 1270: 1258: 1257: 1248: 1247: 1235: 1234: 1222: 1221: 1209: 1208: 1196: 1195: 1183: 1182: 1170: 1169: 1160: 1159: 1158: 1145: 1144: 1143: 1113: 1108:at botanical.com 1087: 1070: 1056: 1042: 1041: 1014: 1008: 1007: 972: 966: 965: 926: 920: 919: 876: 867: 866: 857: 832:(5016): 439–41, 821: 815: 814: 788: 779: 778: 767: 761: 760: 742: 736: 733: 727: 726: 715: 709: 708: 706: 704: 678: 650:senna glycosides 617: 609: 601: 599:Senna acutifolia 591: 583: 568:is a synonym of 565: 550:is a synonym of 547: 536: 526: 518: 510: 479:is actually the 303:. It is used in 292:ornamental plant 285: 284: 279: 278: 273: 272: 226: 182:Caesalpinioideae 91: 90: 70: 65: 64: 46: 32: 21: 1525: 1524: 1520: 1519: 1518: 1516: 1515: 1514: 1490:Flora of Africa 1470: 1469: 1468: 1463: 1455: 1450: 1442: 1440: 1432: 1430: 1422: 1417: 1409: 1404: 1396: 1391: 1383: 1378: 1370: 1365: 1357: 1352: 1344: 1339: 1331: 1326: 1318: 1313: 1305: 1300: 1292: 1287: 1279: 1274: 1266: 1261: 1253: 1251: 1243: 1238: 1230: 1225: 1217: 1212: 1204: 1199: 1191: 1186: 1178: 1173: 1165: 1163: 1154: 1153: 1148: 1139: 1138: 1133: 1120: 1102: 1085: 1068: 1054: 1051: 1049:Further reading 1046: 1045: 1016: 1015: 1011: 974: 973: 969: 928: 927: 923: 878: 877: 870: 823: 822: 818: 803: 790: 789: 782: 769: 768: 764: 757: 744: 743: 739: 734: 730: 717: 716: 712: 702: 700: 680: 679: 675: 670: 658: 626: 581:Cassia lenitiva 473:scientific name 426: 387: 337: 233: 228: 222: 209: 85: 77: 66: 62: 55: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1523: 1521: 1513: 1512: 1507: 1502: 1497: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1472: 1471: 1465: 1464: 1462: 1461: 1457:wfo-0000164723 1448: 1438: 1428: 1415: 1402: 1389: 1376: 1363: 1350: 1337: 1324: 1311: 1298: 1285: 1272: 1259: 1249: 1236: 1223: 1210: 1197: 1184: 1171: 1161: 1146: 1130: 1128: 1122: 1121: 1116: 1110: 1109: 1101: 1100:External links 1098: 1097: 1096: 1083: 1066: 1050: 1047: 1044: 1043: 1025:(8): 1605–11, 1009: 967: 921: 868: 816: 802:978-0849312847 801: 780: 762: 755: 737: 728: 710: 672: 671: 669: 666: 665: 664: 657: 654: 628:Historically, 625: 622: 621: 620: 612: 604: 602:(Delile) Batka 596: 586: 577: 576: 560: 541: 540: 531: 521: 513: 450:Egyptian senna 425: 422: 386: 383: 336: 333: 252: 251: 242: 241: 235: 234: 229: 218: 217: 211: 210: 203: 201: 197: 196: 189: 185: 184: 179: 175: 174: 169: 165: 164: 159: 155: 154: 149: 142: 141: 136: 129: 128: 123: 116: 115: 110: 103: 102: 97: 93: 92: 79: 78: 60: 57: 56: 51: 48: 47: 39: 38: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1522: 1511: 1508: 1506: 1503: 1501: 1498: 1496: 1493: 1491: 1488: 1486: 1485:Senna (plant) 1483: 1481: 1478: 1477: 1475: 1458: 1453: 1449: 1445: 1439: 1435: 1429: 1425: 1420: 1416: 1412: 1407: 1403: 1399: 1394: 1390: 1386: 1381: 1377: 1373: 1368: 1364: 1360: 1355: 1351: 1347: 1342: 1338: 1334: 1329: 1325: 1321: 1316: 1312: 1308: 1303: 1299: 1295: 1290: 1286: 1282: 1277: 1273: 1269: 1264: 1260: 1256: 1250: 1246: 1241: 1237: 1233: 1228: 1224: 1220: 1215: 1211: 1207: 1202: 1198: 1194: 1189: 1185: 1181: 1176: 1172: 1168: 1162: 1157: 1151: 1147: 1142: 1136: 1132: 1131: 1129: 1127: 1123: 1119: 1114: 1107: 1104: 1103: 1099: 1094: 1091: 1084: 1081: 1080: 1076: 1067: 1064: 1060: 1053: 1052: 1048: 1040: 1036: 1032: 1028: 1024: 1020: 1013: 1010: 1006: 1002: 998: 994: 990: 986: 982: 978: 971: 968: 964: 960: 956: 952: 948: 944: 940: 936: 932: 925: 922: 918: 914: 910: 906: 902: 898: 894: 890: 886: 882: 875: 873: 869: 865: 861: 856: 851: 847: 843: 839: 835: 831: 827: 820: 817: 812: 808: 804: 798: 794: 787: 785: 781: 776: 772: 766: 763: 758: 756:9781468481518 752: 748: 741: 738: 732: 729: 724: 720: 714: 711: 698: 694: 693: 688: 686: 677: 674: 667: 663: 660: 659: 655: 653: 651: 645: 643: 639: 635: 631: 624:Medicinal use 623: 616: 613: 608: 605: 600: 597: 594: 590: 587: 582: 579: 578: 575: 571: 564: 563:C. lanceolata 561: 559: 555: 554: 553:Senna sophera 546: 545:C. lanceolata 543: 542: 539:(former name) 535: 532: 529: 525: 522: 517: 514: 509: 506: 505: 504: 503: 500: 496: 494: 490: 486: 482: 478: 474: 469: 467: 464:and adjacent 463: 459: 455: 451: 447: 442: 441: 438: 434: 430: 423: 421: 419: 416: 412: 408: 404: 400: 396: 392: 384: 382: 380: 376: 373: 369: 365: 360: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 334: 332: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 301: 297: 293: 289: 268: 264: 260: 259: 250: 249: 243: 240: 236: 232: 227: 225: 219: 216: 215:Binomial name 212: 208: 207: 202: 199: 198: 195: 194: 190: 187: 186: 183: 180: 177: 176: 173: 170: 167: 166: 163: 160: 157: 156: 153: 150: 147: 144: 143: 140: 137: 134: 131: 130: 127: 124: 121: 118: 117: 114: 113:Tracheophytes 111: 108: 105: 104: 101: 98: 95: 94: 89: 84: 80: 74: 69: 68:Least Concern 58: 54: 49: 45: 40: 37: 33: 30: 19: 1125: 1092: 1089: 1078: 1074: 1058: 1022: 1018: 1012: 983:(2): 153–6, 980: 976: 970: 938: 935:Pharmacology 934: 924: 887:(5): 636–9, 884: 880: 829: 825: 819: 792: 774: 765: 746: 740: 735:ILDIS (2005) 731: 722: 713: 701:. 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Cassia alexandrina

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Fabales
Fabaceae
Caesalpinioideae
Senna
Binomial name
Mill.
Synonyms
§ Names and taxonomy
Arabic
below
ornamental plant
genus
Senna
herbalism
Egypt
Nubian
Khartoum
Sudan

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