Botanical Name :- Cassia senna L. Available form :- Senna Leaves (large cut & crushed) Season :- Available all the year Packing depends on clients preferences for: (1) package material, e.g. jute bags, cartoon boxes, polypropylene bags, etc., and (2) package weight, e.g. 10 kg, 20 kg, 25 kg, 50 kg, etc.
Botanical name (Senna alexandrina) Senna tea can be slightly sweet Forms (leaves pods )
Botanical Name Cassia senna L. Scientific Name (s) Cassia acutifolia Delile, syn. with Cassia senna L. Also includes references to C. angustifolia Vahl. Family: Fabaceae (beans). History Senna appears to have been used since the ninth or tenth century, its introduction into medicine being due to the Arabian physicians, who used both the leaves and the pods. It was formerly exported through Alexandria, from where the name of the Sudanese drug is derived. Definition The plant has a pale green stem with long spreading branches. The sweetish taste of the leaves distinguish Senna from the Argel leaves. It has small yellow flowers and oblong pods about 2 inches long and 7 to 8 inches broad. Description It is also called Nubian Senna or Alexandrian Senna or even Khartoum Senna. It grows in parts of Sudan and in some Arabian countries. The best senna is distinguished by a bright yellowish-green color of the leaves with a faint odor resembling the smell of green tea and a bittersweet taste Cultivation Senna is usually found in wild, but they have been extensively cultivated recently. It grows in September after the autumn rains and in April. Constituents Senna contains a family of hydroxyanthrancene glycosides, the most plentiful of which are sennosides A and B. There are also anthraquinone derivatives and their glucosides which are responsible for its purgative effects. There are also small amounts of aloe-emodin and rhein 8-glucosides, mucilage, flavonoids, and naphthalene precursors. Uses It is known for increasing the movement of the colon by increasing the functions of the intestinal wall. It is also a remedy for hemorrhoids, alimentary canal and prolapus. Similarly, both leaves and pods of the plant are used to cure breathing problems. An infusion of the pods is used as an effective way to suppress fever and to stop chronic nosebleeds. An infusion of the leaves is consumed to stop spasms or convulsions. The roots of the plant are consumed with milk to treat malaria. Medicinal Uses Uses supported by clinical data: Short-term use in occasional constipation. Uses described in pharmacopoeias and in traditional systems of medicine: None. Uses described in folk medicine, not supported by experimental or clinical data: As an expectorant, a wound dressing, an antidysentric, and a carminative agent; and for the treatment of gonorrhea, skin diseases, dyspepsia, fever and hemorrhoids
Latin name : Cassia angustifolia Constituents/Plant Part : Pods Country of Origin : Sudan Cultivation Technique : Natural / By Hand Organoleptic Description Appearance : Pods are broadly oblong and contain about six seeds. Texture : Dry but pliable Flavour : Slightly bitter odour : Tea like aroma Type : Typical Processing Drying Method : Warm Air under the Sun Cut Size : Uncut Further Treatment : None Full batch traceability is available Packaging Pressed Bales ranging in weight from 100M/T to 125M/T (+/- 10pct) and loose packed in 40FT Container. All bales are clearly identified to show contents, weight and batch/lot number.
Senna leaves, pods, or crushed leaves Senna leaves, large, compound and feathery. Senna Leaves, 1.5 metric tons / 20 cu ft. Senna horns, slightly curved, 3.5-6.5 cm long and 1.5 cm wide (wide). Senna pods contain alkaloid 2.5 to . sennosides 3�ª
Senna pods Botanical Name Cassia senna L. Scientific Name (s) Cassia acutifolia Delile, syn. with Cassia senna L. Also includes references to C. angustifolia Vahl. Family: Fabaceae (beans). History Senna appears to have been used since the ninth or tenth century, its introduction into medicine being due to the Arabian physicians, who used both the leaves and the pods. It was formerly exported through Alexandria, from where the name of the Sudanese drug is derived. Definition The plant has a pale green stem with long spreading branches. The sweetish taste of the leaves distinguish Senna from the Argel leaves. It has small yellow flowers and oblong pods about 2 inches long and 7 to 8 inches broad. Description It is also called Nubian Senna or Alexandrian Senna or even Khartoum Senna. It grows in parts of Sudan and in some Arabian countries. The best senna is distinguished by a bright yellowish-green color of the leaves with a faint odor resembling the smell of green tea and a bittersweet taste Cultivation Senna is usually found in wild, but they have been extensively cultivated recently. It grows in September after the autumn rains and in April. Constituents Senna contains a family of hydroxyanthrancene glycosides, the most plentiful of which are sennosides A and B. There are also anthraquinone derivatives and their glucosides which are responsible for its purgative effects. There are also small amounts of aloe-emodin and rhein 8-glucosides, mucilage, flavonoids, and naphthalene precursors. Uses It is known for increasing the movement of the colon by increasing the functions of the intestinal wall. It is also a remedy for hemorrhoids, alimentary canal and prolapus. Similarly, both leaves and pods of the plant are used to cure breathing problems. An infusion of the pods is used as an effective way to suppress fever and to stop chronic nosebleeds. An infusion of the leaves is consumed to stop spasms or convulsions. The roots of the plant are consumed with milk to treat malaria. Medicinal Uses 1. Uses supported by clinical data: Short-term use in occasional constipation. 2. Uses described in pharmacopoeias and in traditional systems of medicine: None. 3. Uses described in folk medicine, not supported by experimental or clinical data: As an expectorant, a wound dressing, an antidysentric, and a carminative agent; and for the treatment of gonorrhea, skin diseases, dyspepsia, fever and hemorrhoids
