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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Pesticide	8	Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Pigment	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Sparer	1	Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Proteinase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Purgative	3	Duke, 1992 *
Sedative	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Serotoninergic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Spermigenic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Taenicide	1	Martindale's 28th
Termitifuge	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Testosteronigenic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor	1	Muller, S. O., Eckert, I., Lutz, W. K., Stopper, H. 1996. Genotoxicity of the Laxative Drug Components Emodin, Aloe-emodin and Danthron in Mammalian Cells: Topoisomerase II Mediated? Mutat Res, 371: 165-173.
Tranquilizer	2	Duke, 1992 *