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Definition of Cassia marilandica
1. Noun. North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Senna
Literary usage of Cassia marilandica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Guide to therapeutics and materia medica by Robert Farquharson, Frank Woodbury (1882)
"The leaflets of cassia marilandica, US This is a competent substitute for the
imported senna as a cathartic, but must be administered in rather larger doses ..."
2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"cassia marilandica L. Wild or American Senna. Fig. 2438. cassia marilandica L.
Sp. Pl. 378. 1753. Perennial, glabrous or pubescent with a few scattered ..."
3. A Medical formulary based on the United States and British pharmacopoeias by Laurence Johnson (1881)
"It is a mild laxative. Used in the confection of senna. Dose: 1 to 2 drachms,
laxative ; 1 to 2 ounces, purgative. cassia marilandica (US)—AMERICAN SENNA. ..."
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