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Definition of Senna alexandrina
1. Noun. Erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia.
Generic synonyms: Senna
Lexicographical Neighbors of Senna Alexandrina
Literary usage of Senna alexandrina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1855)
"315. Sene de la Palte, Pomet, Hist. d. Dr. Uebersetz (1717) p. 179; Diction, d.
Dr. 2. p. 545. Frutex habitat in ^Egypto et Sennaar. Senna alexandrina et ..."
2. The Essentials of Materia Medica, and Therapeutics by Alfred Baring Garrod (1865)
"Senna alexandrina. Alexandrian Senna. The leaf of Cassia lanceolata and Cassia
obovata. Senna Indica. Tinnevelly Senna. The leaf of Cassia elongata; Lin. ..."
3. A Practical treatise on materia medica and therapeutics by John Vietch Shoemaker (1908)
"Senna alexandrina and Senna Indica are named as official in the British Pharmacopoeia.
The cathartic effect of rhubarb, senna, aloes, ..."
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