Cassia Angustifolia and Cassia Acutifolia,the Cassia senna spectrum stepped from the ancient Arabic sena.

Origin of Senna.

Senna leaf Extract INCI Name Cassia Angustifolia Extract CAS 85187-05-9 EINECS ELINCS No 286-092-5 Senna leaf Extract Total Sennosides Cassia acutifolia photo picture image Origin: Senna is a shrub native to Egypt, Sudan, Nigeria and Nubia in North Africa, as well as India,Pakistan and China,Sennas are herbaceous subshrubs and both varieties used, Alexandrian and Tinnevelly, have desert origins.

Senna Leaf consists of the dried leaflets of the pinnate leaves of Cassia Senna L. (C. acutifolia Delile), known as Alexandrian Senna, and C. angustifolia Vahl, known as Tinnevelly Senna, or narrowleaf senna, a herbal undershrub, of the Leguminosae family. The latter is mainly produced in India, Egypt and Sudan, while the former in primarily produced in Egypt. It is also cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan in China. In China, the herb is harvested in September, then the leaves are dried in the sun and used when raw.
Senna leaf Extract INCI Name Cassia Angustifolia Extract CAS 85187-05-9 EINECS ELINCS No 286-092-5 Senna leaf Extract Total Sennosides Cassia acutifolia photo picture image

Cassia Angustifolia:Cassia angustifolia Vahl, also named as Tinnevelly senna,Origin from India and South China.

Tinnevelly senna is native to southern India and northeastern Africa, grows wild in southern Arabia, on the coast of East Africa from Mozambique to Somaliland, and Asia. It is now cultivated on a large scale in southern and northwestern India,Pakistan,and South China. The Tinnevelly senna of commerce is obtained mainly from India and south China, and Alexandrian is obtained mainly from Egypt and Sudan.

Cassia Acutifolia:Cassia acutifolia Delile,also named as Alexandrain senna,Origin from south Africa.

Alexandrian senna is native to northern and northeastern Africa, growing wild in semidesert and sudanosahelian zones of Africa, including Egypt, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, and Sudan. It is cultivated in the valley of the Nile in Sudan, southern China, and India.

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1.Cassia Angustifolia and Cassia Acutifolia,the Cassia senna spectrum stepped from the ancient Arabic sena.

last edit date:3rd,Mar.2010.

Available Product

Name:Senna leaf Extract
Serie No:R040.
Specifications:Total Sennosides2% 4% 8%.
INCI Name:CASSIA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT
EINECS/ELINCS No.:286-092-5
CAS:85187-05-9
Chem/IUPAC Name:Cassia Angustifolia Extract is an extract of the seeds of Cassia angustifolia,Leguminosae.

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