Senna alexandrina (leaf)

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Nomenclature

Senna alexandrina Mill.   Fabaceae  
Syn. Cassia acutifolia Delile; Cassia angustifolia Vahl; Cassia lanceolata Forssk.; Cassia senna L.; Senna acutifolia (Delile) Batka; Senna angustifolia (Vahl) Batka  
Standardized common name (English): senna  
Ayurvedic name(s): svarnapatri  
Pinyin name(s): xia ye fan xie; jian ye fan xie; fan xie ye (leaf)

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Senna alexandrina Tropicos 100192283 (S).jpg
Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org[1]


Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

Microscopic Characteristics

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Senna Leaf Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Crystal bearing fiber showing prismatic crystals observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[2]

Senna Leaf-1 Alkemist Laboratories.jpg
Thick walled unicellular trichome from leaf epidermis observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[3]


High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. ↑ MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100192283
  2. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  3. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
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