Senna Leaf Extract: Health Benefits And Applications of A Natural Laxative

Senna Leaf Extract

Senna Leaf Extract

Specification: 6.5% Sennoside A + Sennoside B Test By HPLC

Sennoside A
Molecular Formula: C42H38O20
Molecular Mass: 862.75
CAS No.: 81-27-6

Sennoside B

Molecular Formula: C42H40O19
Molecular Mass: 848.75
CAS No.: 81-27-6

2024-05-20

Efficacy: Digestive system

1. Sources and Habitat

Senna Leaf (Cassia angustifolia or Cassia acutifolia in Latin); 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.

2. Descriptions and Specifications of Product

Content Specifications: 6.5%, 8.0% Sennoside A + Sennoside B by HPLC

3. Indications and Uses 

It cleanses and purifies the blood and causes a fresh and lively habit of the body. It is used in constipation, abdominal disorders, leprosy, skin diseases, leucoderma, splenomegaly, hepatopathy, jaundice, helminthiasis, dyspepsia, cough, bronchitis, typhoid fever, anaemia and tumours.

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.