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[[File:Starr 020501-0002 Kassod (Senna surattensissiamea) flowers W IMG 0540.jpg|thumb|right|''Swarn PatriSiamese Senna'']]
'''Siamese Senna''' is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae and the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. This diverse genus is native throughout the tropics, with a small number of species in temperate regions.
==Uses==
{{Uses|hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|weight Weight loss}}, {{Uses|irritable Irritable bowel syndrome}}, {{Uses|abdominal Abdominal pain}}, {{Uses|Female Hair Loss}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Intestinal Worms}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
Dianthrone glycosides (1.5% – 3%), SennosManjakonna, Manjakonneiides A and B (rhein dianthrones containing the aglycone Sennidin A and Sennidin B respectively), Sennosides C and D (gylcosides of heterodianthrones rhein and aloe emodin)<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen Treetree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|SimplePinnate|Alternate|The leaves are paripinnately compound, the leaflets opposite}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|UnisexualBisexual|2-4cm long|yellow, rarely white|4|They are buzz pollinated and offer pollen as a reward to pollinators}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Pod|7–10 mm20-25×1-1.5 cm|The fruit is a legume|long stipitate, strap-shaped, indehiscent or tardily dehiscentcompressed woody with thick sutures||manyseeds 20-30, longitudinal.}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.earthendelight.com/earthendelight-organic-product-Sennaleaves.html#.Wxjd_U1L_CI "plant description"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://wwwtropical.pfaftheferns.orginfo/user/Plantviewtropical.aspxphp?LatinNameid=Senna+siamea "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Senna+siamea Siamese Senna on useful trophical plants]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Fabaceae]]