Assam Senna (Cassia assamica)

阿苏决明ā sū jué míngAsujueming

Cassia assamica · Plant

Cassia, standing in for Cassia assamica
This photo shows Cassia, not Cassia assamica: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Ulhas P. Anand, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Strong laxative effect; avoid in pregnancy and with intestinal obstruction.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Assam Senna for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Assam Senna does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit LaxativeBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cassia assamica and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Laxative0 records
  • Benefit Skin0 records
  • Constipation Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records