Product Name - Senna extract / Sennosides
Botanical Name - Cassia angustifolia
Plant Part used - Leaf
Specification (Marker compound) -Sennosides (20%,40% and 60%) w/w
Applications - Laxative
Description - Senna  cassia plant is native to tropical Africa but now cultivated extensively in North of India. It is a deciduous plant. The leaves are picked before or while plant is flowering and pods are collected when they are ripe.

Senna cassia Plant (Herb) extract is one of the best known herbal medicine in Ayurveda. Leaves of the Senna plant are used for extraction of Acid Sennoside. It is slightly bitter and very effective laxative, Senna has always being specially used for constipation.

Sennosides  are hydroxyanthracene glycosides derived from Senna leaves. Calcium salt of Sennosides have been used as natural, safe, time-tested laxatives in traditional as well as modern systems of medicine.

Sennosides extensive research indicates that they irritate the lining of large intestine resulting in bowel movement. Senna Extracts has shown effective results in constipation.

Therapeutic Applications:

• Effective on constipation.
• Effective laxative.