Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database |
Senna, American |
Botanical Name |
Cassia marilandica |
System Affected |
laxative, cramps, worms, fever |
Properties |
laxative cramps expels worms fever |
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Origin |
North America |
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Senna, Bladder |
Botanical Name |
Colutea arborescens |
System Affected |
laxative |
Properties |
laxative |
Description |
yellow flowers with bladder-like pods |
Origin |
Mediterrania |
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Senna, Chinese (Jue Ming Zi) |
Botanical Name |
Cassia tora |
System Affected |
laxative, vision, swelling, eye redness, dizziness |
Properties |
safe laxative clear vision relieves swelling, soreness, and redness of the eyes caused by liver inflammation high blood pressure, headaches, dizziness |
Description |
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Origin |
China |
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Senna |
Botanical Name |
Cassia senna |
System Affected |
constipation, bowel cleanser |
Properties |
constipation, more purgative than a laxative, bowel cleanser Infusion: 2oz in 1 pint hot water, stand 1hr, strain, dose is 1 glass every few hrs (may add 1/8oz ginger) Tea: make as infusion, may add rhubarb, casvara bark, anise, jalap root, or licorice root |
Description |
leaves of low shrub |
Origin |
Africa (upper/mid Nile), India |
Notes |
take as infusion or tea |
Toxicity |
Avoid during Pregnancy |
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