Description:
Senna is a small shrub, about 2 m in height. The stem is erect,smooth and pale green. The long spreading branches bears 5-8.Senna is a small shrub, about 2 m in height. The stem is erect,smooth and pale green. The long spreading branches bears 5-8 jugateleaflets usually oval, lanceolate, glabrous. The leaves are thickerand stiffer, veins distinct on the under surface, brittle,grayish-green, of a faint, peculiar odor, and mucilaginous,sweetish taste. The flowers are small and yellow.
The main purpose of using Senna is to treat constipation, which isa symptom where one gets dry stool and the evacuation is difficultand infrequent. Senna, which has many other names such as CassiaAngustifolia, helps this process by stimulating of intestinalperistalsis, flushing out the toxins from the body. The nature ofSenna is to act as a laxative and to agitate the inner lining ofthe colon to execute the process. The mechanism of the herb, Sennacomes from
