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Senna Leaf
Senna Leaf
Synonym  
Latin name Sennae Folium
Botanical source: Family name Leguminosae
Botanical source: Plant name - Cassia angustifolia Vahl (IPNI:484100-1)
- Cassia acutifolia Delile (IPNI:484054-1)
Part used Leaflets
Empirical criteria for quality selection  
Constituents
Pharmacological effects  
Indications  
Diseases  
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Meridian tropism  
Property  
Flavor  
Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing"  
TCM: Classification  
TCM: Medicinal effects  
Remarks Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed.
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