Cassia Angustifolia and Cassia Acutifolia,the Cassia senna spectrum stepped from the ancient Arabic sena.

Contents

• Basic Botanical Data of Cassia Senna.
• Origin of Senna.
• History and Name Origin:the Arabic sena.
• Cassia Senna Historical or traditional use.
• Phytochemicals and constituents of Cassia Senna.
• Actions and Application of Cassia Senna.
• Caution,Precaution,Pharmacology and Medical use Cassia Senna.
• Cassia Senna:Short description of process and Grade Standard.
• Preparations,Dosage and Administration of Cassia Senna.
• Research Update:Cassia Angustifolia.

Origin of Senna.:

Origin: Senna is a shrub native to Egypt, Sudan, Nigeria and Nubia in North Africa, as well as India,Pakistan and China,Sennas are herbaceous subshrubs and both varieties used, Alexandrian and Tinnevelly, have desert origins.

 Senna Leaf consists of the dried leaflets of the pinnate leaves of Cassia Senna L. (C. acutifolia Delile), known as Alexandrian Senna, and C. angustifolia Vahl, known as Tinnevelly Senna, or narrowleaf senna, a herbal undershrub, of the Leguminosae family. The latter is mainly produced in India, Egypt and Sudan, while the former in primarily produced in Egypt. It is also cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan in China. In China, the herb is harvested in September, then the leaves are dried in the sun and used when raw.
 

 Cassia Angustifolia:Cassia angustifolia Vahl, also named as Tinnevelly senna,Origin from India and South China.

 Tinnevelly senna is native to southern India and northeastern Africa, grows wild in southern Arabia, on the coast of East Africa from Mozambique to Somaliland, and Asia. It is now cultivated on a large scale in southern and northwestern India,Pakistan,and South China. The Tinnevelly senna of commerce is obtained mainly from India and south China, and Alexandrian is obtained mainly from Egypt and Sudan.

 Cassia Acutifolia:Cassia acutifolia Delile,also named as Alexandrain senna,Origin from south Africa.

 Alexandrian senna is native to northern and northeastern Africa, growing wild in semidesert and sudanosahelian zones of Africa, including Egypt, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, and Sudan. It is cultivated in the valley of the Nile in Sudan, southern China, and India.

Reference:

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♣ last edit date:13th,Oct.2010.