Senna Leaves

The Senna Leaves & Pods Company is one of the best quality manufacturer, supplier and exporter of Senna Leaves from India.We deliver certified quality senna products to more than 20 countries worldwide, sourced directly from farmers/plantation owners and processed at company-owned production facility.

The Senna Leaves & Pods Company exports Senna leaves to China, Vietnam, Japan, Australia, Philippines, Poland, Thailand, USA, Malaysia, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Turkey, France, Russia, Iran, Indonesia. Thus India is biggest exporter & supplier of Senna leaves in China, Vietnam, Armenia, Poland, Philippines & Japan.

History

Senna, Cassia angustifolia, is known by the name Egyptian senna. A member of the Leguminaceae family, senna is a shrub-like plant whose leaves and pods have been used for centuries in the East and West as a purgative. This property of senna was first described in the ninth century a.d. by Arabian physicians in the service of the caliph of Baghdad. Senna's reputation as a powerful laxative has grown through the ages. Senna can be found as an ingredient in many over-the-counter laxative products in the United States. Senna is also considered an important herb in traditional Chinese medicine, Indian Ayurvedic, and unani medicine. The two species used most often for medicinal purposes are Alexandrian senna and Tinnevellysenna. The Alexandrian variety is obtained mainly from Egypt and the Sudan. Tinnevellysenna is primarily cultivated in India.

Senna contains naturally occurring chemicals called anthraquinone glycosides. They are strong laxatives that soften stools and increase the contractions of intestinal muscle, thereby stimulating bowel movements. Senna usually starts to work in three to nine hours. Anthraquinone laxatives, such as senna, are believed to alleviate constipation by increasing the amount of water and electrolytes in the intestine. They also work by stimulating contractions of the colon muscles, which help to accelerate the passage of stool. Senna is considered among the strongest of the anthraquinone laxatives which includes dianthrone glycosides, sennosides A and B, sennosides C and D. Its effectiveness as a purgative has been supported by centuries of anecdotal reports as well as modern human and animal studies.