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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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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 14: 1400:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:518323-1 1077:(1982): The American Cassiinae. 75: 1075:Irwin, H.S. & Barneby, R.C. 472:term for this plant, and hence 1484:Flora of the Arabian Peninsula 420:is also known under the names 340:bearing four or five pairs of 1: 966:Pharmacology & Toxicology 870:The Annals of Pharmacotherapy 296:. It grows natively in upper 460:Though it might look like a 1499:Taxa named by Philip Miller 782:Handbook of medicinal herbs 625:made from the leaves, as a 1515: 764:Plainfield Garden Club org 1095:Senna alexandrina profile 237:§ Names and taxonomy 233: 226: 209: 202: 72:Scientific classification 70: 48: 39: 30: 23: 708:"Senna alexandrina Mill" 815:British Medical Journal 780:Duke, James A. (2002). 688:: e.T19375516A149051614 328:Alexandrian Senna is a 827:10.1136/bmj.1.5016.439 629:. It also serves as a 559:Chamaecrista desvauxii 433:It received the names 760:"Cassia angustifolia" 351:The flowers are in a 930:(Suppl 1): 253–255, 734:Duke, James (2012). 300:, especially in the 513:Cassia angustifolia 336:and long spreading 195:S. alexandrina 42:Conservation status 604:Senna angustifolia 505:Cassia alexandrina 466:Cassia Officinalis 429:séné de la palthe. 413:Names and taxonomy 1456: 1455: 1356:Open Tree of Life 1182:senna-alexandrina 1145:Senna alexandrina 1115:Senna alexandrina 1107:Taxon identifiers 936:10.1159/000139866 882:10.1345/aph.1C439 674:Senna alexandrina 619:Senna alexandrina 608: 600: 596:Senna alexandrina 592: 584: 574: 556: 538: 527: 523:Cassia lanceolata 519: 509: 508:(Garsault) Thell. 501: 497:Cassia acutifolia 482:specific epithets 447:Mediterranean sea 435:Alexandrian senna 418:Senna alexandrina 304:region, and near 252:Alexandrian senna 247:Senna alexandrina 243: 242: 213:Senna alexandrina 65: 25:Senna alexandrina 16:Species of legume 1506: 1489:Medicinal plants 1449: 1448: 1436: 1435: 1426: 1425: 1416: 1415: 1403: 1402: 1390: 1389: 1377: 1376: 1364: 1363: 1351: 1350: 1338: 1337: 1325: 1324: 1312: 1311: 1299: 1298: 1286: 1285: 1273: 1272: 1260: 1259: 1247: 1246: 1237: 1236: 1224: 1223: 1211: 1210: 1198: 1197: 1185: 1184: 1172: 1171: 1159: 1158: 1149: 1148: 1147: 1134: 1133: 1132: 1102: 1097:at botanical.com 1076: 1059: 1045: 1031: 1030: 1003: 997: 996: 961: 955: 954: 915: 909: 908: 865: 856: 855: 846: 821:(5016): 439–41, 810: 804: 803: 777: 768: 767: 756: 750: 749: 731: 725: 722: 716: 715: 704: 698: 697: 695: 693: 667: 639:senna glycosides 606: 598: 590: 588:Senna acutifolia 580: 572: 557:is a synonym of 554: 539:is a synonym of 536: 525: 515: 507: 499: 468:is actually the 292:. 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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
India

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