Plant Senna alexandrina (Fabaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna

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List of plant chemicals.
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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

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Hypoglycemic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive	6	Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator	5	Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant	5	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Immunosuppressant	1	Martindale's 29th
Insulinogenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Interferon-Synergist	1	Duke, 1992 *
Interferonogenic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Laxative	4	Duke, 1992 *
Leptingenic	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
Lithogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic	1	Martindale's 28th
Mutagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neurotransmitter	1	Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *