Coffee senna

Names

Common Names

• Coffee Senna
• Bitter Root
• Stinking Weed
• Wild Coffee
• Ant Bush
• Arsenic Bush
• Birds Beak
• Coffee weed
• Nigerian senna
• Septicweed
• Sickle pod
• Stink weed
• Stinking pea
• Styptic weed
• Wild French guava
• negro-coffee
• Bana Chakunda
• Mogdad coffee
• Negro Coffee
• Stephanie coffee
• senna coffee
• قهوة سنا

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Cassia occidentalis var. aristata
• Ditremexa occidentalis
• Senna orientalis
• Ditremexa caroliniana
• Psilorhegma planisiliqua
• Cassia papulosa
• Cassia obliquifolia
• Cassia occidentalis
• Cassia macradenia
• Cassia ciliata
• Cassia caroliniana
• Cassia falcata
• Senna occidentalis var. andhrica
• Senna andhrica
• Diallobus falcatus
• Cassia planisiliqua
• Cassia plumieri
• Ditremexa fetida

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 is specifically categorized under the genus Senna.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical distribution spanning several distinct regions across the African continent and its surrounding islands. Within Northern Africa, its presence is documented in both Egypt and Libya. The species also extends into the Macaronesian archipelago, specifically inhabiting the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Furthermore, its range reaches into West Tropical Africa, where it can be found in Benin. Together, these locations highlight the plant's ability to thrive in various coastal and tropical environments.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Senna occidentalis has 59 reported phytochemicals identified across 20 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Aloe emodin, CALCIUM, Chrysophanol, Flavonoids, MAGNESIUM.

Aloe emodin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology
3. Phytotherapy research : PTR

CALCIUM

1. Dr. Duke
2. Biochemistry research international

Chrysophanol

1. Dr. Duke
2. Natural product communications

Flavonoids

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Biochemistry research international

MAGNESIUM

1. Dr. Duke
2. Biochemistry research international

POTASSIUM

1. Dr. Duke
2. Biochemistry research international

SODIUM

1. Dr. Duke
2. Biochemistry research international

Tannins

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Biochemistry research international

emodin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Natural product communications

polyphenols

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Scientific reports

Activities

Senna occidentalis has 362 reported activities identified across 20 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Hypoglycemic, Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antimutagenic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Senna occidentalis has 19 reported medicinal uses identified across 20 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include mitochondrial myopathy, Alzheimer's disease, COVID-19, HIV, Hymenolepis diminuta.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations