Senna alexandrina var. alexandrina

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Senna angustifolia
• Senna acutifolia
• Cassia senna var. eriocarpa
• Cassia acutifolia
• Cassia aethiopica
• Cassia angustifolia
• Cassia lenitiva
• Cassia ligustrinoides
• Cassia medicinalis
• Cassia medica
• Cassia ehrenbergii
• Cassia elongata
• Cassia acutifolia var. eriocarpa
• Cassia orientalis
• Cassia ovata

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Fabales, it is classified under the family Fabaceae and the genus Senna. Specifically, its taxonomic identity is defined as Senna alexandrina var. alexandrina.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad distribution across several regions in Africa. In Northern Africa, it can be found growing in Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco. Its range extends southward into the West Tropical Africa region as well. Specifically, the species is documented in the countries of Benin and Mali. Therefore, its habitat spans both the northern and western tropical zones of the continent.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Senna alexandrina var. alexandrina has 3 reported plant parts identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, fruit, root.

Leaf

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Journal of AOAC International
3. BMC complementary and alternative medicine
4. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
5. Pharmacology

Fruit

1. Planta medica
2. Pharmacology

Root

1. Fitoterapia

Chemicals

Senna alexandrina var. alexandrina has 39 reported phytochemicals identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Sennoside B, Sennosides, Aloe emodin, Rhein, Sennoside A.

Sennoside B

1. Natural product research
2. Pharmacology
3. Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR

Sennosides

1. Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics
2. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
3. Planta medica

Aloe emodin

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
2. Planta medica

Rhein

1. Planta medica
2. Frontiers in chemistry

Sennoside A

1. Natural product research
2. Pharmacology

3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC ACID

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

3-methoxy-4-hydroxy benzoic acid

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

AFLATOXIN B1

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM

Anthraquinone Compounds

1. Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR

Anthraquinones

1. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Activities

Senna alexandrina var. alexandrina has 8 reported activities identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Laxative, Antipyretic, Antiviral, Analgesic, Antiasthmatic.

Laxative

1. Frontiers in plant science
2. Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics
3. Planta medica

Antipyretic

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antiviral

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Analgesic

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antiasthmatic

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Antibacterial

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Antineoplastic

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antitussive

1. Saudi journal of biological sciences

Preparations

Senna alexandrina var. alexandrina has 16 reported preparations identified across 15 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include extracts, Hydroethanolic extracts (80%), Rhein was extracted from Cassia italica leaves, commercial botanical raw materials, crude ethanolic extract.

Extracts

1. BMC complementary and alternative medicine
2. Fitoterapia
3. Journal of tropical medicine

Hydroethanolic extracts (80%)

1. Journal of medicinal food

Rhein was extracted from cassia italica leaves

1. Frontiers in chemistry

Commercial botanical raw materials

1. Metabolites

Crude ethanolic extract

1. The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology

Dried leaflets or fruits

1. Pharmacology

Ethyl acetate

1. Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

Extracts of chloroform

1. Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics

Fruits

1. Planta medica

Herbal tisane

1. Phytotherapy research : PTR