Cassia angustifolia (Séné) : medicinal properties in alcoholic extraction

Cassia angustifolia (Séné) — family Fabacées.

Recognised external sources linked to this monograph: French Pharmacopoeia.

This database documents alcoholic (ethanol) extractions of active substances. Our monograph currently lists 4 indications in alcoholic extraction for this species. The monograph draws on 17 scientific references recorded for the species.

Therapeutic indications in alcoholic extraction:

Note: scientific reference excerpts are kept in their original language (most often English), without translation, to respect the source text of publications.

1. Bacterial infection : Plant part used: Sheet. Documented pharmacological profile: Tigecycline-like, Amikacine-like, Céfépime-like.
   According to Ahmed SI (2016): Conclusion: CA extracts revealed the presence of quercimeritrin (1), scutellarein (2), and rutin (3), all known to have useful bioactivities including antimicrobial, antioxidant & anticancer activities. This study was conducted to evaluate the in-vitro antimicrobial, antioxidant & anticancer assays & phytochemical constituents of aqueous & organic extracts of CA leaves, Methods: The antimicrobial activities of C. According to Khan NA (2009): The isolated saponin was tested for its antifungal activity, where the maximum inhibition was found in Colletotrichum dematium.
2. Cancer : Plant part used: Sheet. Documented pharmacological profile: Taxol-like, Tamoxifène-like.
   According to Faber F (1989): Faber F et al, Senna-containing laxatives: Excretion in the breast milk?
3. Oxidative stress : Plant part used: Sheet. Documented pharmacological profile: Acide ascorbique-like.
   According to Bellasoued K (2021): In the controls, CCl4 induced an increase of serum biochemical parameters & triggered oxidative stress in the liver.

Further indications (including other extraction modes where applicable), dosages, precautions for use and full scientific references are available in the complete monograph.

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