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Senna alexandrina is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae) and is native to northern and northeastern Africa. Senna has been used for centuries in Eastern and Western medicine as a laxative and is useful for conditions in which easy defecation with soft stools is desirable, such as anal fissure or hemorrhoids.
Additional ABC Senna Resources
Senna leaf monograph from Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E Monographs.
Senna pod monograph from Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E Monographs.
Senna leaf monograph from The Complete German Commission E Monographs—Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines.
Senna pod monograph from The Complete German Commission E Monographs—Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicine
Senna chapter from The Identification of Medicinal Plants.
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