Active Ingredient : Calcium Sennosides 10%, Calcium Sennosides 20% & Calcium Sennosides 40%
Common Name : Senna, Indian Senna, Tinnervelly Senna, Cassia Senna
Chemical Constituents and Components : Main chemical compo
nents are anthraquinone glycosides, sennosides, rhein, aloe-amine, kaempferein, iso-rhein, kaempferol, isormamnetin, myricyl alcohol, mucilage and flavonoids.
Action : Sennosides:
1. It specifically influences large intestinal motility and show purgative action.
2. It influences both co
lon motility as well as co
lon secretion.
3. It shows good intestinal mucosa tolerance.
4. It significantly decreases net water and Na+ absorption and enhanced net K+ secretion.
Curing Diseases : 1. It is used in the treatment of co
nstipation and act as purgative and laxative.
2. It is useful in indigestion, loss of appetite and obesity.
3. It is useful in hepatomegaly, spleenomegaly, jaundice and anaemia.
4. Senna is also useful in acne, ringworm affection and for inflammatory skin conditions.
Research Information : Cassia angustifolia extract is uaed as enema after abdominal operation. It regulates disordered funtion of gastrointestio
nal tract abdominal operations. (Ref. Wang, M., Yan, S. and Wang, J., Clinical and experimental study on using Cassia angustifolia extract as enema after abdominal operation, PubMed, 1998 Sep; 18(9): 540-2)
Possible Combinations : Cassia angustifolia + citrus reticulate (weight loss)
