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

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History and Name Origin:the Arabic sena.

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 Senna is the most widely used anthranoid drug today and has been used for centuries in Western and Eastern systems of medicine as a laxative, usually taken as a tea or swallowed in powdered form.

 Its medical use was first described in the writings of Arabian physicians Serapion and Mesue as early as the 9th century A.D. The name senna itself is Arabian.

 Besides its wide use in conventional Western medicine, senna leaf remains an important drug used in traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Indian Ayurvedic and Unani medicine

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last edit date:1st,June.2009.