Botanical Name : | Cassia Angustifolia |
English Name : | Senna Leaves |
Hindi Name : | Senai |
Information
The Senna Leavesis a herb and it is natural herbal medicines using in pharmaceutical industry as crude medicines to produce laxatives products.
The leaves and the fruit of the plant are used to make medicine.
Senna is an FDA-approved nonprescription laxative.
It is used to treat constipation and also to clear the bowel before diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy.
Senna is also used for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hemorrhoids, and weight loss.
Some of its common English names includes Indian Senna, Alexandrian Senna and Senna Alexandria.
In the Indian subcontinent, it is known as Senai in Hindi, Nelavarike in Kannada, Nilavirai in Tamil, Nelatangedu in Telugu, Nilavilakku in Malayalam, and Swarnapatri in Sanskrit.
Senna, or Swarnapatri in Sanskrit, is also known as Indian senna.
It is used for various medicinal purposes, including constipation.
According to Ayurveda, Senna helps in managing constipation due to its Rechana (laxative) property.
Crop
There are 2 picking of Senna Leaves available round the year and the second picking of Senna Leaves will just in (October – November).
Quality & Grade
There are various grade of Senna Leaves available and few of them are as follows:
Senna Leaves Prime no. 1.
Senna Leaves Prime no. 2.
Senna Leaves Prime no. 3.
Senna Leaves Faq (Mix quality of Prime no. 2/3/4).
Packing
The material will be packed in export packing pressed bale.