Senna Leaf Extract,China Gianon price supplier

 Product Name                        Senna Leaf Extract

Latin Name in Botany           Folium Sennae

Family                                      Pea

Genus                                      Cinnamomum cassia

Used Part                                Leaf

Introduction

Senna comes from the leaflet of Cassia angustifolia or Cassia acutifolia delile. It is a shrub growth in India, Pakistan, Southern China and many other places. Senna leaves are rich in sennosides A and sennoside B. They also contain Onion derivatives: Aloe emodin, Chrysophanol, Rhubarb acid, etc. Senna has cathartic effect and antibacterial effect. What’s more, It also has the same function of curare.

Character

Dark Brown yellow powder

Available Specification

SennosidesA+B: 8-20%HPLC

Pharmacological function

 (1)Cathartic effect: Senna is a powerful cathartic used primarily in the treatment of constipation, working through a stimulation of intestinal peristalsis.

(2)Antibacterial inhibition: Dennosides have favourable antibacterial effect, and it can be used in clinical treatment of acute pancreatitis, dysentery, epidemic hemorrhagic fever, cholecystitis, etc.

(3)Muscle relaxation: senna can block acetylcholine at the motor nerve terminals and skeletal joints, so that muscle relaxation.

Applications

    Pharmaceutical raw materials, Food for health care