Cassia marilandica (Wild Senna)

Traditional uses

Elsewhere

  • Cathartic

US(Amerindian)

  • Fever
  • Laxative
  • Sore

Chemicals

Leaf

  • CHRYSOPHANOL — 1
  • ANTHRAQUINONES

Plant

  • CHRYSOPHANOL-BETA-GLUCOSIDE
  • 2-EMODIN-HETEROSIDE
  • PHYSCION
  • PHYSCION-BETA-HETEROSIDE
  • EO

Activities

  1. Antiseptic — 2 compounds; CHRYSOPHANOL, PHYSCION
  2. Calcium-Antagonist — 2 compounds; CHRYSOPHANOL, PHYSCION
  3. Cathartic — 2 compounds; CHRYSOPHANOL, PHYSCION
  4. Pesticide — 2 compounds; CHRYSOPHANOL, PHYSCION
  5. Purgative — 2 compounds; CHRYSOPHANOL, PHYSCION
  6. Antibacterial — 1 compounds; CHRYSOPHANOL
  7. Antilithic — 1 compounds; ANTHRAQUINONES
  8. Bird-Repellent — 1 compounds; ANTHRAQUINONES
  9. Candidicide — 1 compounds; CHRYSOPHANOL
  10. Carcinogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; ANTHRAQUINONES
  11. Hemostat — 1 compounds; CHRYSOPHANOL
  12. Laxative — 1 compounds; ANTHRAQUINONES
  13. Litholytic — 1 compounds; ANTHRAQUINONES
  14. Pigment — 1 compounds; CHRYSOPHANOL
  15. Termitifuge — 1 compounds; CHRYSOPHANOL
  16. Toxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; ANTHRAQUINONES

Toxic compounds

  • ANTHRAQUINONES — Carcinogenic; Leaf
  • ANTHRAQUINONES — Toxic; Leaf