Phytotoxic potential of Senna occidentalis and Senna obtusifolia

Laxative activities of Cassia sieberiana and Senna obtusifolia.

BACKGROUND The root and stem bark of Cassia sieberiana DC. (Caesalpiniaceae) and the root of Senna obtusifolia (Linn) Irwin and Barneby (Caesalpiniaceae), used for constipation in Nigeria, were assayed for laxative properties in male albino rats using the official senna leaf (Senna alexandrina Mill. family Caesalpiniaceae) as the reference standard. This is with a view to finding alternative la...

Cardiotoxicity of Senna occidentalis in sheep (Ovis aries)

The cardiotoxicity of Coffee senna (Senna occidentalis) was investigated in sheep that were fed diets containing its seeds, which are recognized as the most poisonous part of such weed. Dianthrone, the main toxic component of S. occidentalis, is known to impair mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, leading to myofiber degeneration. In this study, fifteen ewes were fed 0%, 2% or 4% of seeds o...

933-940 Lemos Senna LAJP 1824:Lemos Senna

Sub-acute Toxicity of Aqueous Extracts of Tephrosia vogelii, Vernonia amygdalina and Senna occidentalis in Rats

Sub-acute Toxicity of Aqueous Extracts of Tephrosia vogelii, Vernonia amygdalina and Senna occidentalis in Rats Immaculate Nabukenya1*, Chris Rubaire-Akiiki1, Denis Mugizi1, John Kateregga1, Deogracious Olila1 and Johan Höglund2 1College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda 2Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary...

MOSAIC IN Senna occidentalis IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL INDUCED BY A NEW STRAIN OF Soybean mosaic virus

Plants of Senna occidentalis (sin. Cassia occidentalis) with mosaic symptoms were collected near a soybean (Glycine max) field where some plants exhibited symptoms of mosaic and blistering. A preliminary examination of leaf tissue from diseased S. occidentalis by electron microscopy revealed the presence of pinwheel inclusions as well as long flexuous particles, indicating the presence of a pot...