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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Senna alexandrina (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
NIACIN 39 Leaf 15.0 73.9 -0.29 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 276.0 1360.0 -0.66 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 2050.0 10100.0 -0.89 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 56028.0 276000.0 0.64 *
RHEIN 18 Plant Tramil
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 7.0 35.0 -0.01 *
SELENIUM 60 Leaf 0.3 1.6 -0.26 *
SENNOSIDE 2 Leaf 6000.0 45000.0 Tramil
SILICON 4 Leaf 2.0 10.7 -0.38 *
SITOSTEROL 0 Leaf 670.0 3300.0 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 335.0 1650.0 -0.35 *
SUGARS 0 Leaf 26390.0 130000.0 1.80 *
THIAMINE 0 Leaf 2.3 11.3 1.49 *
TIN 4 Leaf 4.7 23.0 0.88 *
WATER 0 Leaf 797000.0 -0.05 *
ZINC 77 Leaf 0.4 1.9 -0.52 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Pesticide 8 *
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 *
Prooxidant 2 *
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 *
Proteinase-Inhibitor 1 *
Purgative 3 *
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 *