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Plant Senna alexandrina (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Alexandran senna, Indian Senna, True Senna
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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
24 ALOE-EMODIN Plant -- -- -- Tramil
5 ALUMINUM Leaf 126.0 620.0 -0.12 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 1130.0 5566.0 0.07 *
0 ASH Leaf 20097.0 99000.0 -0.35 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 48.0 235.0 -0.11 *
28 CALCIUM Leaf 5339.0 26300.0 0.54 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Leaf 124845.0 615000.0 0.03 *
0 CATHARTIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- Tramil
0 CATHARTIN Plant -- -- -- Tramil
24 CHROMIUM Leaf 0.6 2.7 -0.42 *
10 CHRYSOPHANOL Plant -- -- -- Tramil
2 COBALT Leaf 0.6 2.7 -0.28 *
0 FAT Leaf 2030.0 10000.0 -0.93 *
0 FIBER(CRUDE) Leaf -- 113000.0 -0.38 *
0 FIBER(DIETARY) Leaf -- 386000.0 0.14 *
0 FLAVONOIDS Plant -- -- -- Tramil
6 IRON Leaf 17.0 84.0 -0.71 *
65 MAGNESIUM Leaf 1577.0 7770.0 1.41 *
14 MANGANESE Leaf 2.0 8.0 -0.45 *
3 MUCILAGE Plant -- -- -- CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.