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Common Names
Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALOE-EMODIN | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Leaf | 126.0 | 620.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 1130.0 | 5566.0 | 0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 20097.0 | 99000.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 48.0 | 235.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 5339.0 | 26300.0 | 0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 124845.0 | 615000.0 | 0.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATHARTIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| CATHARTIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | 0.6 | 2.7 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOPHANOL | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| COBALT | 2 | Leaf | 0.6 | 2.7 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Leaf | 2030.0 | 10000.0 | -0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 113000.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Leaf | not available | 386000.0 | 0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVONOIDS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Tramil |
| IRON | 6 | Leaf | 17.0 | 84.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Leaf | 1577.0 | 7770.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Leaf | 2.0 | 8.0 | -0.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anorexic | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Antiacne | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiaggregant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaging | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialopecic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antialzheimeran | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |