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Descriptor English: Senna Plant
Descriptor Spanish: Senna
Descriptor Senna
Entry term(s) Cassia acutifolia
Cassia angustifolia
Cassia occidentalis
Cassia senna
Senna alexandrina
Senna corymbosa
Senna italica
Senna rugosa
planta del sen
sen de la India
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia FABACEAE. El EXTRACTO DE SENNA se obtiene de las plantas de este género. Sus miembros contienen ANTRAQUINONAS y se han utilizado como ingrediente de laxantes (CATÁRTICOS). Muchas especies del género CASSIA han sido reclasificadas en este género. No se debe confundir este arbusto con la casia (CINNAMOMUM)
Descriptor Portuguese: Senna
Descriptor French: Senna
Entry term(s): Cassia acutifolia
Cassia angustifolia
Cassia angustifolias
Cassia occidentali
Cassia occidentalis
Cassia senna
Cassia sennas
Coffee Senna
Coffee Sennas
Indian Senna
Plant, Senna
Plants, Senna
Senna Plants
Senna alexandrina
Senna alexandrinas
Senna corymbosa
Senna italica
Senna occidentali
Senna occidentalis
Senna rugosa
Senna, Coffee
Sennas, Coffee
alexandrinas, Senna
angustifolia, Cassia
occidentalis, Cassia
occidentalis, Senna
senna, Cassia
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.401.718
HP4.018.602.600.844
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029846
Scope note: A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. SENNA EXTRACT is obtained from members of this genus. Members contain ANTHRAQUINONES and have been an ingredient in laxatives (CATHARTICS). Many species of the CASSIA genus have been reclassified into this genus. This bush should not be confused with the Cassia tree (CINNAMOMUM).
Annotation: note entry terms: CASSIA and CASSIA TREE see CINNAMOMUM AROMATICUM are also available; SENNA EXTRACT is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
DeCS ID: 35835
Unique ID: D029846
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Senna Plant - Preferred
Concept UI M0385420
Scope note A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. SENNA EXTRACT is obtained from members of this genus. Members contain ANTHRAQUINONES and have been an ingredient in laxatives (CATHARTICS). Many species of the CASSIA genus have been reclassified into this genus. This bush should not be confused with the Cassia tree (CINNAMOMUM).
Preferred term Senna Plant
Entry term(s) Plant, Senna
Plants, Senna
Senna Plants
Senna occidentalis - Narrower
Concept UI M0385422
Preferred term Senna occidentalis
Entry term(s) Cassia occidentali
Cassia occidentalis
Coffee Senna
Coffee Sennas
Senna occidentali
Senna, Coffee
Sennas, Coffee
occidentalis, Cassia
occidentalis, Senna
Senna alexandrina - Narrower
Concept UI M0385421
Preferred term Senna alexandrina
Entry term(s) Cassia acutifolia
Cassia angustifolia
Cassia angustifolias
Cassia senna
Cassia sennas
Indian Senna
Senna alexandrinas
alexandrinas, Senna
angustifolia, Cassia
senna, Cassia
Senna corymbosa - Narrower
Concept UI FD00063092
Preferred term Senna corymbosa
Senna italica - Narrower
Concept UI FD00063093
Preferred term Senna italica
Senna rugosa - Narrower
Concept UI FD00063094
Preferred term Senna rugosa



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