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

Common Names
Coffee Senna
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
1,7-DIHYDROXY-5-METHOXYCARBONYL-3-METHYLXANTHONE 0 Plant *
4,4',5,5'-TETRAHYDROXY-2,2'-DIMETHYL-1,1'-BIANTHRAQUINONE 0 Leaf *
4-O-BETA-D-MANNOPYRANOSYL-D-MANNOPYRANOSE 0 Seed *
6-O-ALPHA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-D-MANNOPYRANOSE 0 Seed *
ACHROSINE 0 Plant *
ALOE-EMODIN 24 Seed *
ALPHA-3-SITOSTEROL 0 Plant *
ANTHRAQUINONES 6 Root 19000.0 -0.37 *
ANTHRONES 0 Root 45000.0 *
APIGENIN-C-GLYCOSIDE 0 Plant *
BETA-SITOSTEROL-ALPHA-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed *
BIANTHRAQUINONE 0 Plant *
CALCIUM 28 Seed 7450.0 0.61 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed *
CASSIOLLIN 0 Plant *
CHRYSAROBIN 10 Seed 2500.0 *
CHRYSOPHANOL 10 Leaf *
CHRYSOPHANOL 10 Root *
COPPER 12 Seed 15.0 0.02 *
EMODIN 58 Root *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Immunosuppressant 3 *
iNOS-Inhibitor 2 *
Inotropic 1 *
Insectifuge 2 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Insulinogenic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Irritant 2 *
Juvabional 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Keratolytic 1 *
Larvistat 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Laxative 4 *
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
Leucocytogenic 1 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Litholytic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-Inhibitor 1 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 *