Senna pods are the dried fruits of Cassia Angustifolia, The pods are black or brown or greenish-brown in colour, broadly oblong, very flat legumes, curved and rounded at each extremity.

A sweetened infusion of senna pods is a valuable laxative for children, and the liquid extract or the corresponding elixir may be used in place of the preparations of the leaves. These preparations are considered by many practitioners to be more certain in their action and to cause less griping.