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Coffee Senna
Senna occidentalis
Coffee Senna · Ahitera · Amot-tumaga · Ant Bush · Arsenic Bush · Arsenic bean · Assenmeka · Bana Chakunda · Bentamaré · Bicho · Birds Beak · Bitter Root · Bruca · Brusca · Bruska · Busaca · Cafecillo · Cafecito · Cafetillo · Café bâtard · Café de brusco
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ACHROSINE, ANTHRONES, CALCIUM, CAMPESTEROL
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 occidentalis
Common names: Coffee Senna, Ahitera, Amot-tumaga, Ant Bush, Arsenic Bush, Arsenic bean, Assenmeka, Bana Chakunda, Bentamaré, Bicho, Birds Beak, Bitter Root, Bruca, Brusca, Bruska, Busaca, Cafecillo, Cafecito, Cafetillo, Café bâtard, Café de brusco
POWO: 1117728-2 · 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
- Differential Response of Senna Occidentalis L. to Arsenic and Cadmium Contaminated Soil. · 2026 source ↗
- Effects of <em>Senna occidentalis</em> Extract Fortification on Yogurt Antioxidants, Syneresis, and Titratable Acidity · 2025 source ↗
- Exploration of hepatoprotective and antidiabetic potential of Senna occidentalis L. and isolation of a bioactive compound by column chromatography · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACHROSINE
- ANTHRONES
- CALCIUM
- CAMPESTEROL
- CHRYSOPHANOL
- EMODIN
- FUNICULOSIN
- 6-O-ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-D-MANNOPYRANOSE
- GLUCOSE
- HELMINTHOSPORIN
- JACEIDIN-7-RHAMNOSIDE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MANGANESE
- 4-O-BETA-D-MANNOPYRANOSYL-D-MANNOPYRANOSE
- MATTEUCINOL-7-RHAMNOSIDE
- MUCILAGE
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- OLEIC-ACID
- OXYMETHYLANTHRAQUINONE
- PHYSCION
- PHYSCION-1-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RHEIN
- ALPHA-3-SITOSTEROL
- GAMMA-SITOSTEROL
- SODIUM
- TANNIC-ACID
- TANNIN
- XANTHORIN
- APIGENIN-C-GLYCOSIDE
- CHRYSAROBIN
- 1,7-DIHYDROXY-5-METHOXYCARBONYL-3-METHYLXANTHONE
- GUM
- IRON
- ALOE-EMODIN
- BIANTHRAQUINONE
- CASSIOLLIN
- COPPER
- FAT
- O-ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-(1-6)-BETA-D-MANNOPYRANOSYL...
- ISLANDICIN
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- O-ALPHA-D-MANNOPYRANOSYL-(1-4)-O-BETA-D-MANNOPYRASONYL...
- PHYSCION-DIANTHRONE
- QUERCETIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-ALPHA-GLUCOSIDE
- 4,4',5,5'-TETRAHYDROXY-2,2'-DIMETHYL-1,1'-BIANTHRAQUINONE
- ANTHRAQUINONES
- MAGNESIUM
- ZINC
- EO
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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