Cassia Seed (Senna tora)
决明子jué míng zǐJuemingzi
Senna tora · Plant
2
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains anthraquinones; may cause severe diarrhea; avoid long-term use; contraindicated during pregnancy and intestinal obstruction.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Cassia Seed for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Cassia Seed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntifungalBenefit EyeBenefit LaxativeBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Senna tora 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 Antifungal0 records
- Benefit Eye1 records
- Benefit Laxative3 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Skin2 records
- Constipation Syndrome1 records, 1 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome5 records, 1 in people