Winged Cassia (Senna alata)

翅荚决明chì jiá jué míngChijiajueming

Senna alata · Plant

Senna alata
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Indications
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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 Winged Cassia for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntifungalBenefit LaxativeBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Senna alata 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.