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Accepted name: 
Senna alexandrina Mill. [Fabaceae]
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3eşruq Other Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
aden senna Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
afrikanskaya senna Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
alexandria senna Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
alexandrian or khartoum senna Other European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
alexandrian senna Other British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
alexandrian senna fruit Other British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
alexandriner-sennesfrüchte Other E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
alexandrinische senna Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
amshunattydivandiva Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arabian senna Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
bhi-khakhosa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhitharvada Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhuh tharvad Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bhuikhakhasa Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bhumiari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bombay senna Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
bootallapotaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
casse Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cassia Other Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
cassier Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
connamukki Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
eshrid Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
falajin Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
fan xie ye Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
fi laskon maka Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
filaskon maka Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
folium sennae Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
fructus sennae Pharmaceutical WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
fylla aigyptou Other Herbal Market of Cyprus (Karousou & Deirmentzoglou, 2011)
hindi-sena Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hindisana Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
hoja sen Other Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)
hojas de sen Other Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)
illesko Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
indian senna Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
jalelo Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
jian ye fan xie Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
kassiya ostrolistnaya Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
khartoum senna Other British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
ma khaam khaek Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
makhaam khaek Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
mecca senna Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
msahala Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
mulkacha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
narrow-leaved senna Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
nelaavare Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nelaavarike Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nelaponna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
nelatangedu Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
nelathangedu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nelavakai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilaavaarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilavaghei Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilavaka Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
nilaverei Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nilavirai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
nubia senna Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
nubian senna Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
pwe-gaing Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
rinji Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
sana Other Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994)
Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sana ka patt Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sana maki Other Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
Pl. for Musculoskeletal Disorders, N. Pakistan (Malik et al., 2018)
sanai Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
sanay Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sand hijazi Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
sanjerehi Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
sanna makki Other Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994)
sen Other Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009)
MHT. 103 Especies Vegetales (Ministero de Salud, Chile, 2010)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
sen de alejandria Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
sen de alejandría Other MHT. 103 Especies Vegetales (Ministero de Salud, Chile, 2010)
sen de españa Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sen de la india Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
sen, hoja Other Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012)
Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
sena Other Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994)
Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
sena alejandrina Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
senamikki Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
sene Other Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
Farmacopeia Brasileira, 6th edn. (Anvisa, 2019)
Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008)
Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitão et al., 2014)
sene-indiano Other Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitão et al., 2014)
senehe kola Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
senehe-kola Other Trad. Med. in Sri Lanka (Kankanamalage et al., 2014)
senna Other Commercially Important African Med. Pl. (Van Wyk, 2015)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
Trad. Use of Ethnomed. Pl. of Saudi Arabia (Aati et al., 2019)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019)
senna bari Other Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
senna fruit Other WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
senna glycosides Other WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019)
senna leaf Other British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
EMA Com. Monog.: Cassia spp., fol. (2006)
European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016)
WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
senna liquid extract Other WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
senna makki Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Handbook of Arabian Med. Pl. (Ghazanfar, 1994)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
senna mekki Other Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
senna pods Other EMA Com. Monog.: Cassia spp., fruc. (2006)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 43 (2020)
senna pods, alexandrian Other European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
senna-i-makki Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sennae folium Other E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
EMA Com. Monog.: Cassia spp., fol. (2006)
European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (Anvisa, 2010)
Farmacopeia Brasileira, 6th edn. (Anvisa, 2019)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
sennae fructus Pharmaceutical EMA Com. Monog.: Cassia spp., fruc. (2006)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
sennae fructus acutifoliae Pharmaceutical E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
senne Other WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019)
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024)
sennesblätter Other E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
sennosides Other U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016)
shonamakhi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sine mekî Other Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
soanaa mukhi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sona-mukhi Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
sonaamukhi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sonamukhi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
sunnaa makhi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sunnamukki Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
svarnapatri Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
swarnapatri Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
séné Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
séné d'alexandrie Other Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: Liste A (2000)
séné d'egypte Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
séné grandes feuilles Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
séné vrai Other PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
tennevelly senna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thinbaw-mezali Other Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
tinnevelly senna Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
true senna Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 1 (Schmelzer et al., 2008)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. in N.I.S. (WHO, 2010)
xia ye fan xie Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
çay sultanî Other Ethnobot. & Trade of Pl. in Qaysari Market, Iraq (Mati & Boer, 2011)
سنا مكي Other Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
سنه Other Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
سنه بري Other Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
عشرق‬ Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
يكم انس Other Med. Pl. Used by Women in Mecca (Alqethami et al., 2017)
සෙනෙහෙ කොළ Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
‫سنمكة Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)