"Senna Plant" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. SENNA EXTRACT is obtained from members of this genus. Members contain ANTHRAQUINONES and have been an ingredient in laxatives (CATHARTICS). Many species of the CASSIA genus have been reclassified into this genus. This bush should not be confused with the Cassia tree (CINNAMOMUM).
| Descriptor ID |
D029846
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.401.718
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| Concept/Terms |
Senna Plant- Senna Plant
- Plant, Senna
- Plants, Senna
- Senna Plants
Senna occidentalis- Senna occidentalis
- Senna occidentali
- occidentalis, Senna
- Coffee Senna
- Coffee Sennas
- Senna, Coffee
- Sennas, Coffee
- Cassia occidentalis
- Cassia occidentali
- occidentalis, Cassia
Senna alexandrina- Senna alexandrina
- Senna alexandrinas
- alexandrinas, Senna
- Cassia angustifolia
- Cassia angustifolias
- angustifolia, Cassia
- Cassia senna
- Cassia sennas
- senna, Cassia
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Senna Plant" by people in Profiles.
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[A new sesquiterpene from seeds of Cassia occidentalis and its cytotoxicity]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2016 Sep; 41(17):3256-3259.
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High- versus low-volume polyethylene glycol plus laxative versus sennosides for colonoscopy preparation in children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013 Aug; 57(2):230-5.