Active Ingredient : Calcium Sennosides 10%, Calcium Sennosides 20% & Calcium Sennosides 40%
Common Name : Senna, Indian Senna, Tinnervelly Senna, Cassia Senna
Chemical Constituents and Components : Main chemical components are anthraquinone glycosides, sennosides, rhein, aloe-amine, kaempferein, iso-rhein, kaempferol, isormamnetin, myricyl alcohol, mucilage and flavonoids.
Action :
Sennosides:
1. Senna specifically influences large intestinal motility and show purgative action.
2. It influences both colon motility as well as colon secretion.
3. It shows good intestinal mucosa tolerance.
4. It significantly decreases net water and Na+ absorption & enhanced net K+ secretion. Curing Diseases : 1. It is used in the treatment of constipation & act as purgative and laxative.
2. It is useful in indigestion, loss of appetite and obesity.
3. It is useful in hepatomegaly, spleenomegaly, jaundice & anaemia.
4. Senna is also useful in acne, ringworm affection & for inflammatory skin conditions. Research Information : Cassia angustifolia extract is uaed as enema after abdominal operation. It regulates disordered funtion of gastrointestional tract abdominal operations. (Ref. Wang, M., Yan, S. & Wang, J., Clinical & experimental study on using Cassia angustifolia extract as enema after abdominal operation, PubMed, 1998 Sep; 18(9): 540-2) Possible Combinations : Cassia angustifolia + citrus reticulate (weight loss)