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
Antihyperactivity	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperkeratotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antihypoglycemic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiichythyotic	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiimpotence	1	Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac	3	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilepric	2	Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilipoperoxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *