Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Chinese senna

Plant

English

Chinese senna, American sicklepod, Coffeeweed, Java-bean, Jue-ming, Sicklepod

Latin

Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby, Cassia obtusifolia L., Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.IRWIN & BARNEBY, Cassia obtusifolia

Plantparts

Ripe seed, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Acute conjunctivitis, Anti-gout, Ascites from cirrhosis, Corneal ulcer, Dizziness due to hypertension, Glaucoma, Gout, Habitual constipation, Infantil malabsorption, Infantil malnutrition, kidney stone, Kidney stone disease, Kidney Stones, Nephrolith, Nightblindness, renal calculus, Renal stones, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatism, Stones in kidney, Urolithiasis

Foods

Coffee substitute, Substitute for coffee, used as a coffee additive

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Japan, Phytomedical use in China, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana), Used in Traditional Japanese Kampo Medicine

Ingredients

 Alanine, Aloe emodin, anthraquinone, Arabinose, Arachidic acid, arginine, ash, Aspartic acid, Behenic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Betulinic acid, Cadmium, caffeic acid, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Chlorogenic acid, Chrysophanic acid, Copper, Cysteine, emodin, fat, Galactose, glucose, Glutamine, Glycine, histamine, iron, Isochlorogenic acid, Isoleucine, Leucine, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lysine, magnesium, manganese, Mannose, Mercury, Methionine, Neochlorogenic acid, Nitrogen, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Phenylalanine, potassium, Proline, protein, raffinose, Selenium, Serine, sodium, Stachyose, starch, Stearic acid, Sucrose, sugar, Threonine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Valine, water, Xylose, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6587

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