Senna Pods
| Botanical Name : | Cassia Angustifolia |
| English Name : | Senna Pods |
| Hindi Name : | Senai |
Known as
Senna alexandrina, Senna cassia, Alexandrian Senna, Khartoum Senna and Tinnevelly Senna.
Introduction
Senna, a small, scrubby plant that grows has been used for centuries as a natural laxative. extracts of the leaves and pods are used by pharmaceutical manufacturers .
Constituents
Rhein-dianthrone diglycosides, dianthrone diglycosides, monoanthraquinone glycosides and aglyca, hydroxyanthracene glycosides, calculated as sennosides B (Mr 863) Albumen, mucilage, starch, volatile oil, resin, salts of potassium and calcium, and a principle resembling cathartin.
Parts Used
Seed pods.
Typical Preparations
As a tea, in capsules, within herbal preparations and sometimes in esoteric food dishes.