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.

History and Name Origin:the Arabic sena.:

Senna is the most widely used anthranoid drug today and has been used for centuries in Western and Eastern systems of medicine as a laxative, usually taken as a tea or swallowed in powdered form.

 Its medical use was first described in the writings of Arabian physicians Serapion and Mesue as early as the 9th century A.D. The name senna itself is Arabian.

 Besides its wide use in conventional Western medicine, senna leaf remains an important drug used in traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Indian Ayurvedic and Unani medicine

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

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♣ last edit date:13th,Oct.2010.