Steinmetz:Cassia

Cassia acutifolia

Also known as (or relevant to) Cassia acutifolia Cassia angustifolia Family Leguminosae English Names Senna Natural Habitat Cassia acutifolia: Egypt East coast of Africa Sudan Nubia Senegambia Kordofan Mekka (so-called Alexandrian Senna): Cassia angustifolia: India (Madura Trichinopoli Madras Bombay) so-called Tinnevelly Senna Part(s) Used Folia Sennae Folliculi Sennae

Constituent(s) Pod: cathartic acid anthrachinon tannin mucilage; leaf: cathartin sennapicrin anthrachinon emodin tannin sennacrol resin acids kaempferin phaeoretin isorhamnetin mucilage Action purgative stimulant

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Cassia fistula

Also known as (or relevant to) Cassia fistula Family Leguminosae (Caesalpiniaceae) English Names Purging Cassia tree Indian Laburnum Pudding pipe tree Natural Habitat Indonesia (especially Macassar) tropical Africa India; cultivated in Brazil West Indies Egypt Part(s) Used Fructus Cassiae fistulae (the pulp is the part used in pharmacy)

Constituent(s) antrachinon-derivates gum sugar tannin pectin citric acid Action pulp: aperient. - The smaller fruits of Cassia moschata and Cassia grandis are not much used in Europe

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book