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Senna
Common Name | Senna |
Genus / Species | Cassia angustifolia |
Part Used | Pod, leaf |
Energetics | Bitter, sweet, cold |
Meridians | Colon |
Active Constituents | Anthraquinone glycosides, sennosides Naphthalene glycosides Mucilage Flavonoids Volatile oil Emodin |
Medicinal Uses | Strong cathartic Acute pancreatitis Bacterial dysentery Gastrointestinal bleeding |