SENNA PODS

SENNA PODS

Synonyms                  -   Senna legumes, Sennaefructus, Senna fruit.



Biological Source



Senna pods are the dried nearly ripe fruits of Cassia acutifoliaDelile (Alexandrian Senna pods ), and of C. angustifoliaVahl (Indian senna pods),' family-Leguminosae and should contain not less than 1.0 per cent of sennoside A and B on dried basis.



Geographical Source



Middle and upper Nile territories, tropical Africa and specially Sudan

Uses

Senna pods are used as a purgative due to anthraquinone derivatives. Pods do not contain mucilage and are easy to handle for the Commercial extraction of anthraquinone glycosides. Sennosides are extracted as their calcium salts. The pods are preferred to leaves, as they have less gripping action.


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