Swarnapatri — Senna

Ayurvedic herb Swarnapatri (Cassia angustifolia) — Senna. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Katu, Tikta, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Vata.

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Known as Senna, it is a strong stimulant laxative used for acute constipation.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaKatu, TiktaKatu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant; Tikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
GunaLaghu, Ruksha, TikshnaLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness; Ruksha (Dry) — absorbs moisture, drying; Tikshna (Sharp) — penetrating, stimulating
ViryaUshnaUshna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaVirechanaVirechana — purgative, therapeutic cleansing

Sanskrit Synonyms

In the classical Ayurvedic texts, Swarnapatri is known by the following Sanskrit names:

Markandika, Bhumiari, Ruchyalata

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Swarnapatri are: patra, phala.

Main Indications

Swarnapatri is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Malabaddhata, Udararoga, Gulma, Krimi.

Dosha Effects

Swarnapatri pacifies Vata.

It may aggravate Pitta when used in excess or in sensitive individuals.

Usage

Swarnapatri is used in classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for appropriate dosage and preparation based on your constitution (Prakriti) and current imbalance (Vikriti).

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API)

Source: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH

Rasa (Taste)Kauu, Tikta, Kaṣ¡ya
Guna (Quality)Laghu, Rūkṣa, Tikṣḍa
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)Recana
Dose0.5-2 g of the drug in powder form.
Therapeutic Uses: Vibandha, Udararoga
Important Formulations: Paṃcasak¡ra Cūrḍa, S¡riv¡dy¡sava
Botanical Name: Cassia angustifolia Vahl (Leguminosae)
Part Used: Lf.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

Source: Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics (IMPPAT) v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
flowerHypoglycemic agentsMESH:D007004,UMLS:C0020616ISBN:9788172360481
fruitAnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9789327275590
fruitAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362089
fruitAntimutagenic agentsMESH:D016587,UMLS:C0085168ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9789327275590
fruitCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178
fruitConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
fruitDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9789327275590
fruitHepatomegalyMESH:D006529,UMLS:C0019209, ICD-11:ME10.00ISBN:9789327275590
fruitJaundiceMESH:D007565,UMLS:C0022346, ICD-11:ME10.1ISBN:9789327275590
fruitLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9789327275590
fruitMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9789327275590
fruitGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006
fruitSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9789327275590
fruitSplenomegalyMESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01ISBN:9789327275590
leafAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
leafAcne vulgarisMESH:D000152,UMLS:C0702166, DOID:6543, ICD-11:ED80.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafAnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9789327275590
leafAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorsMESH:D000806,UMLS:C4541021ISBN:9770972795006
leafAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362089
leafAntimutagenic agentsMESH:D016587,UMLS:C0085168ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntinematodal agentsMESH:D000969,UMLS:C0003391, ICD-11:XM16G5ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788171360536
leafAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9789327275590
leafBurnsMESH:D002056,UMLS:C0006434, ICD-11:NE2ZISBN:9788171360536
leafCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V
leafConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
leafDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9789327275590
leafFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - V
leafHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9770972795006
leafHepatomegalyMESH:D006529,UMLS:C0019209, ICD-11:ME10.00ISBN:9789327275590
leafJaundiceMESH:D007565,UMLS:C0022346, ICD-11:ME10.1ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9789327275590
leafLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9789327275590
leafLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788171360536
leafLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9788171360536
leafMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9789327275590
leafGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006
leafSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9789327275590
leafSplenomegalyMESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9789327275590
leafTrypsin inhibitorsMESH:D014361,UMLS:C0041242ISBN:9788172362089
leafTyphoid feverMESH:D014435,UMLS:C0041466, DOID:13258, ICD-11:1A07ISBN:9788171360536
leafWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
rootDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAntiviral agentsMESH:D000998,UMLS:C0003451ISBN:9788172362089
Abdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788173717031, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
Acne vulgarisMESH:D000152,UMLS:C0702166, DOID:6543, ICD-11:ED80.ZISBN:9770972795006
AnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
Antifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
Antineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9788172362089
AntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
Antirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006
Appetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
CatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
Cholagogues and cholereticsMESH:D002756,UMLS:C0232763ISBN:9788173717031
CholeraMESH:D002771,UMLS:C0008354, DOID:1498, ICD-11:1A00ISBN:9770972795006
CholestasisMESH:D002779,UMLS:C0008370, DOID:13580, ICD-11:DC10.02ISBN:9770972795006
ColitisMESH:D003092,UMLS:C0009319, DOID:0060180, ICD-11:1A40.0ISBN:9770972795006
ConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9788173717031
DysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9780387706375
Dysentery, amebicMESH:D004404,UMLS:C0013370, ICD-11:1A36.00ISBN:9770972795006
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788173717031, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
ExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717031
GoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9770972795006
HalitosisMESH:D006209,UMLS:C0018520, ICD-11:MD94ISBN:9770972795006, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
HelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788173717031
Hematologic diseasesMESH:D006402,UMLS:C0018939, DOID:74, ICD-11:3C0ZISBN:9770972795006
HemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9770972795006
HemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
HiccupMESH:D006606,UMLS:C0019521, ICD-11:MD11.6ISBN:9770972795006
Intestinal diseasesMESH:D007410,UMLS:C0021831, DOID:5295, ICD-11:DE2ZPharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
JaundiceMESH:D007565,UMLS:C0022346, ICD-11:ME10.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717031, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
LaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9770972795006
LeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
Liver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
NeoplasmsMESH:D009369,UMLS:C0027651, DOID:162, ICD-11:2E2ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
Anti-poisoningMESH:D011041, ICD-11:NE6ZPharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
Skin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
SplenomegalyMESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717031, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
Stomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
Typhoid feverMESH:D014435,UMLS:C0041466, DOID:13258, ICD-11:1A07ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume III
VitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9788173717031
VomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9770972795006