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Alexandran senna
Senna alexandrina
Alexandran senna · True Senna · Indian Senna · Alexandrian senna · East Indian senna · Egyptian senna · Indian senna · Sene · Siauralapė velniapupė · Smaillapu kasija · Strączyniec ostrolistny · Séné · Tinnevelly senna · aleksandriansenna · alexandrinische Senna
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: CATHARTIC-ACID, CATHARTIN, RHEIN, SENNOSIDE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Senna alexandrina
Common names: Alexandran senna, True Senna, Indian Senna, Alexandrian senna, East Indian senna, Egyptian senna, Indian senna, Sene, Siauralapė velniapupė, Smaillapu kasija, Strączyniec ostrolistny, Séné, Tinnevelly senna, aleksandriansenna, alexandrinische Senna
POWO: 518323-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Multi-Target Pharmacological Activities of Senna alexandrina. · 2026 source ↗
- Intermittent Fasting Amplifies Gut-Endocrine Axis Responses to Senna alexandrina Supplementation in Obese Rats. · 2026 source ↗
- Phytochemical and bioactivity analysis of different tissue extracts of Senna alexandrina Mill.: Evaluation of anticancer, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities · 2025 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CATHARTIC-ACID
- CATHARTIN
- RHEIN
- SENNOSIDE
- ALOE-EMODIN
- CHRYSOPHANOL
- ALUMINUM
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
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- FAT
- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SITOSTEROL
- SODIUM
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- TIN
- WATER
- ZINC
- FLAVONOIDS
- MUCILAGE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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