Coffee Senna Seed

Overview

Aliases

Jinhuabaozi, Jindouzi, Yangjiaodou, Yebiandou, Shanhongdou, Fenghuanghuacao, Licha

Nature and Flavor

Cold; Bitter

What's Inside

Ingredients

Leaves contain dianthrone glucosides; roots contain 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone, alpha-hydroxyanthraquinone, emodin, quercetin, and mixed dianthrones formed by the combination of physcion and chrysophanol, among others; tender roots contain chrysophanol, etc.

Therapeutic Effects

The volatile oil contained in the leaves, roots, and seeds inhibits various bacteria, though some reports state no antibacterial effect. The water extract inhibits certain fungi. The water decoction of leaves and stems and the decoction after alcohol precipitation excite the guinea-pig ileum and rat uterus, lower dog blood pressure; the former has a mild excitatory effect on the isolated rabbit heart, and the latter significantly reduces the flow in the rat hind-limb perfusion. In African folk medicine it is used to treat snake bites, its roots to treat edema, or as a mild laxative and antipyretic.

Precautions

No precautions information available

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.