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Sicklepod
Senna obtusifolia
Sicklepod · American Sicklepod · American sicklepod · Andrabahi · Bukalapė velniapupė · Casse fétide · Cassia à feuilles obtuses · Cassie · Chinese senna · Dormidera · Fedegoso-branco · Hasa ndziche, Mgali · Java-bean · Mata pasto · Pistache marron · Senna keha · Senna à feuilles obtuses, Cassia à feuilles obtuses
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ALANINE, ALATERNIN-1-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE, ANTHRAQUINONE, ANTHRAQUINONES
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 obtusifolia
Common names: Sicklepod, American Sicklepod, American sicklepod, Andrabahi, Bukalapė velniapupė, Casse fétide, Cassia à feuilles obtuses, Cassie, Chinese senna, Dormidera, Fedegoso-branco, Hasa ndziche, Mgali, Java-bean, Mata pasto, Pistache marron, Senna keha, Senna à feuilles obtuses, Cassia à feuilles obtuses
POWO: 234560-2 · 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
- High-Quality Field Care Improves Outcomes in Downer Beef Cattle with Severe Myonecrosis Due to Senna obtusifolia Poisoning · 2026 source ↗
- Toxic myopathy in dairy goats caused by spontaneous ingestion of Senna obtusifolia. · 2025 source ↗
- Exclosure area decreases the spread of the invasive plant Senna obtusifolia (L.) and enhances forage value of Sahelian rangelands · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALANINE
- ALATERNIN-1-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- ANTHRAQUINONE
- ANTHRAQUINONES
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- ASH
- CADMIUM
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- CHRYSOOBTUSIN-1-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
- CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID
- CYSTEINE
- EMODIN
- GLUCOSE
- GLYCINE
- IRON
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- LINOLENIC-ACID
- LYSINE
- MANGANESE
- MERCURY
- NEO-CHLOROGENIC-ACID
- OBTUSIFOLIN
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PHENYLALANINE
- POTASSIUM
- QUESTIN
- RAFFINOSE
- REDUCING-SUGAR
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STACHYOSE
- STARCH
- SUCROSE
- SUGAR
- THREONINE
- VALINE
- XYLOSE
- ZINC
- GADOLEIC-ACID
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID-8-METHYL-ESTER
- HISTAMINE
- LEUCINE
- MANNOSE
- ARABINOSE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- COPPER
- FAT
- GLUTAMINE
- ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID
- MAGNESIUM
- NITROGEN
- PHYSCION
- PROTEIN
- SELENIUM
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- TRYPTOPHAN
- WATER
- BEHENIC-ACID
- ARGININE
- GALACTOSE
- ISOLEUCINE
- METHIONINE
- PROLINE
- SERINE
- TYROSINE
- OLEIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
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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