sennas

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• sennas

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Vogelocassia
• Herpetica
• Chamaefistula
• Diallobus
• Ditremexa
• Adipera
• Panisia
• Pterocassia
• Psilorhegma
• Pseudocassia
• Phragmocassia
• Gaumerocassia
• Desmodiocassia
• Chamaecassia
• Isandrina
• Cowellocassia
• Scolodia
• Diplotax
• Peiranisia
• Chamaesenna
• Palmerocassia
• Xerocassia
• Tagera
• Emelista
• Tharpia
• Echinocassia
• Earleocassia
• Octelisia
• Leonocassia

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, specifically falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Fabales, it is classified under the family Fabaceae. Finally, it is identified by its specific genus, Senna.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a varied geographical distribution across several distinct regions of the European continent. In Middle Europe, its presence can be identified within the territories of both Belgium and Germany. Moving towards the Mediterranean, the species is also found throughout Southwestern Europe, specifically in Spain. Its range extends into Southeastern Europe, where it is documented in Italy. Finally, the distribution reaches into Eastern Europe, specifically within the borders of Ukraine.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Senna has 5 reported plant parts identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf, root, flower, seed, stem.

Leaf

1. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology
4. Natural product research
5. Pharmacology

Root

1. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
2. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

Flower

1. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

Seed

1. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

Stem

1. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

Chemicals

Senna has 7 reported phytochemicals identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Sennosides, A1, Aloe emodin, Sennoside A, Sennoside B.

Sennosides

1. Shokuhin eiseigaku zasshi. Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan
2. Pharmacology

A1

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Aloe emodin

1. Environmental and molecular mutagenesis

Sennoside A

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Sennoside B

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

emodin

1. Environmental and molecular mutagenesis

sennoside

1. Pharmacology

Activities

Senna has 3 reported activities identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Laxative, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant.

Laxative

1. The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology
2. Frontiers in pharmacology

Antimicrobial

1. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

Antioxidant

1. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

Conditions

Senna has 5 reported investigations on conditions identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include constipation, acute liver failure, laxatives, metabolic syndromes, weight loss.

Constipation

1. The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology
2. The American journal of Chinese medicine
3. Pharmacology

Acute liver failure

1. Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology

Laxatives

1. Pharmacology

Metabolic syndromes

1. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

Weight loss

1. Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology

Preparations

Senna has 14 reported preparations identified across 13 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Sennatin, capsules, chloroform fraction, commercial health tea, commercial health tea products.

Sennatin

1. Pharmacology

Capsules

1. Die Pharmazie

Chloroform fraction

1. Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR

Commercial health tea

1. Shokuhin eiseigaku zasshi. Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan

Commercial health tea products

1. Shokuhin eiseigaku zasshi. Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan

Ethyl acetate fraction

1. Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR

Extracts

1. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

Hexane fraction

1. Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR

Methanol-water extract

1. Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR

Pharmaceutical senna

1. Shokuhin eiseigaku zasshi. Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan