Complaint
| product name | Folium Sennae |
| Latin Name | Cassia Senna |
| Extracted Parts | Leaf |
| Appearance | Brown Powder |
| Specifications | Sennoside A and B 6%-20% |
| CAS NO. | 81-27-6 |
| Test Method | HPLC |
| Molecular Formula | C42H38O20 |
| Molecular Weight | 862.75 |
| Water Soluble | Soluble In Water |
| Grade | Food grade/Cosmetics grade |
Senna leaf powder is a commonly used plant purgative, with the function of purging heat stagnation, defecation and water benefit, mainly for heat accumulation stagnation, constipation, abdominal pain, water swelling. It has been included in the pharmacopoeia of USA, UK, India, China, Europe and other countries and regions.
Senna leaves are widely used in clinical practice, such as rectal examination in the outpatient clinic, preoperative intestinal cleaning, etc., usually with senna leaf powder soaked water drinking, taking about 2-3 hours after the start of diarrhea, diarrhea several times, can be the intestinal excretion clean.
Items | Standards | Results |
Physical Analysis | ||
Description | Dark Brown Powder | Complies |
Assay | Sennoside A and B 20% | 20.13% |
Mesh Size | 100 % pass 80 mesh | Complies |
Ash | ≤ 5.0% | 2.85% |
Loss on Drying | ≤ 5.0% | 2.82% |
Chemical Analysis | ||
Heavy Metal | ≤ 10.0 mg/kg | Complies |
Pb | ≤ 2.0 mg/kg | Complies |
As | ≤ 1.0 mg/kg | Complies |
Hg | ≤ 0.1 mg/kg | Complies |
Microbiological Analysis | ||
Residue of Pesticide | Negative | Negative |
Total Plate Count | ≤ 1000cfu/g | Complies |
Yeast&Mold | ≤ 100cfu/g | Complies |
E.coil | Negative | Negative |
Salmonella | Negative | Negative |
Senna leaf powder has the effect of clearing heat, hysteresis, defecation and diuresis. It has certain antibacterial function and can be used for acute pancreatitis, bacterial dysentery, epidemic hemorrhagic fever, cholecystitis and so on.
Purgative effect: The efficacy of Senna leaves with senna glycoside A the strongest effect, senna leaves arrive in the large intestine by bacteria decomposition into glycoside, stimulate the large intestine, increase tension and peristalsis, and reduce water absorption and diarrhea.
Antifungal: 25% water soaking agent with test tube method, on the microspore, star nocardia has an inhibitory effect
1. Applied in food field, senna tea is widely used to treat constipation;
2. Applied in health product field, to be added into health products to relaxe the bowels;
3. Applied in pharmaceutical field, for the treatment of acute pancreatitis, bacillary dysentery and cholecystitis.
| Recommended transportation selections | ||
| By Express | By Air Transportation | By Sea Transportation |
| Suitable for sample order or <50kg Fast: 3-10 days High shipping cost Door to door service | Suitable for >50kg Fast: 3-7 days Lower than express cost Airport to airport service Professional broker needed | Suitable for > 300kg Slow: 7-45 days Lowest cost Port to port service Professional broker needed |
