Senna Is Also Known By The Names Alexandrian Senna And Rajavriksha. Cassia Senna Is Native To Tropical Africa, And Is Cultivated In Egypt And The Sudan; Cassia Angustifolia Is Native To India, And Is Cultivated Mainly In India And Pakistan. Medicinally Useful Part Of The Plant Are The Leaves And The Pods. Leaves Are Fairly Powerful And Can Cause Cramping And Severe Diarrhoea, If Given In Strong Dose,Whereas, The Pods Provide A Gentle Action & Are Often Recommended To Relieve Constipation And Promote Soft Easy Stools. Leaves Sometimes Made Into Paste And Used For Various Skin Diseases Like Acne, Ringworm Etc. Senna Is A Powerful Cathartic Used Primarily In The Treatment Of Constipation, Working Through A Stimulation Of Intestinal Peristalsis.

Senna Is One Of The Most Effective Herb Used To Combat Constipation In Human Body As Well As To Regulate Bowel Movements, Senna Contains The Compound Glycosides Which Is Known As ”Sennosides” . It Works As A Laxative To Ease The Bowel Movement. Senna Is Now Also Used Is Medicines To Treat Skin Diseases Specially Acne & Ringworms

Common Uses:

• High Medicinal Properties
• Used As Laxative Stimulant And Vermifuge
• Natural Senna Leaves Are Useful In Habitual Costiveness
• It Is Used As Expectorant, Wound Dresser, Antidysenteric, Carminative And Laxative
• Useful In Loss Of Appetite, Hepatomegaly, Splenomegaly, Indigestion, Malaria, Skin Diseases, Jaundice And Anaemia. Leaves Are Made Into A Paste, And Applied To Various Skin Diseases