Senna, Fan Xie Ye 番泻叶 Fan Xie Ye (TCM) Svarna-pattri, Markandi (Ayurveda)Sanna (Unani) Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491 Left: Indian Senna (C. angustifolia); Right: Alexandrian Senna (C. acutifolia)Kreutterbuch, Matthiolus, 1586 Cassia acutifoliaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Cassia angustifoliaAtlas der officinellen pflanzen (2), Felix, 1899 Alexandrian Senna(Köhler’s Medizinal-Pflanzen, 1897) Alexandrian Senna, Squibb’s Atlasof the Official Drugs, Mansfield, 1919 Botanical name: Cassia spp. Alexandrian Senna: C. acutifolia (syn. C. alexandrina) Tinnevelly Senna: Indian Senna: C. angustifolia (syn. Cassia senna) Parts used: Leaf; Pods Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Bitter, Sweet Classifications: 2A APERIENT.  2F. PURIFYING.  2G. CLEANSING3Q. ANTHELMINTIC4f. SPLENETIC Uses: Clears Heat, Opens Obstructions, Promotes Stool: acute constipation from excess heat in the Intestines. abdominal fullness, especially in habitual constipation. aids detoxification in conditions such as skin disorders. Its ‘downward’ effect can be used to promote menstruation, and guides heat down from the upper body as Rhubarb does. Pancreatitis, Cholecystitis, as well as heat-type gastrointestinal bleeding etc. taken in small doses in apoplectic coma, facilitates recovery. Purges Melancholy: Senna was much used by Greek, European and Persian physicians to purge the Melancholy humor. chronic skin diseases, Fibroid tumors, mental illness it clears the Mind when affected by excess Humors Clears Damp,…

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