Senna (Cassia Angustifolia Extract)

Active Ingredient : Calcium Sennosides 10%, Calcium Sennosides 20% & Calcium Sennosides 40%
Common Name : Senna, Indian Senna, Tinnervelly Senna, Cassia Senna
Chemical Constituents and Components : Main chemical components are anthraquinone glycosides, sennosides, rhein, aloe-amine, kaempferein, iso-rhein, kaempferol, isormamnetin, mucilage and flavonoids.
Action :
Sennosides

• It specifically influences large intestinal motility and show purgative action.
• It influences both colon motility as well as colon secretion.
• It shows good intestinal mucosa tolerance.
• It significantly decreases net water and Na+ absorption and enhanced net K+ secretion.

• It is used in the treatment of constipation and act as purgative and laxative.
• It is useful in indigestion, loss of appetite and obesity.
• It is useful in hepatomegaly, spleenomegaly, jaundice and anaemia.
• It is also useful in acne, ringworm affection and for inflammatory skin conditions.