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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
ALOE-EMODIN 24 Plant Tramil
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 126.0 620.0 -0.12 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 1130.0 5566.0 0.07 *
ASH 0 Leaf 20097.0 99000.0 -0.35 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 48.0 235.0 -0.11 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 5339.0 26300.0 0.54 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 124845.0 615000.0 0.03 *
CATHARTIC-ACID 0 Plant Tramil
CATHARTIN 0 Plant Tramil
CHROMIUM 24 Leaf 0.6 2.7 -0.42 *
CHRYSOPHANOL 10 Plant Tramil
COBALT 2 Leaf 0.6 2.7 -0.28 *
FAT 0 Leaf 2030.0 10000.0 -0.93 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Leaf 113000.0 -0.38 *
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Leaf 386000.0 0.14 *
FLAVONOIDS 0 Plant Tramil
IRON 6 Leaf 17.0 84.0 -0.71 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 1577.0 7770.0 1.41 *
MANGANESE 14 Leaf 2.0 8.0 -0.45 *
MUCILAGE 3 Plant CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidepressant 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 6 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 *
Antidyskinetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidysphagic 1 *
Antieczemic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiencephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 2 *
Antienterotic 1 *
Antiepileptic 4 *