Senna (Cassia angustifolia) is pungent in taste and hot in nature. It eliminates phlegm and stool with motions. It is useful to cure asthma, cough, itching, arthritis and trembling of the hands and feet. It provides relief in pain and makes the forehead soft. Taking Senna with gulkand removes cold. Taking it with honey enhances body power. Taking it with ghee provides relief from pain. Taking Senna with sugar ends laziness and gets rid of chest pain. Taking Senna with curd alleviates poisoning. Taking it with sugar-candy provides energy. Taking Senna with water makes the body disease-free and healthy.
Taking it with cow milk enhances the blood cells. Taking Senna with china root improves eyesight. Eating it with date-plum prevents offensive smell from the mouth. Taking Senna with tamarind juice gets rid of chest pain. Taking Senna with pomegranate juice makes the stomach clear. Taking Senna with warm water cures the diseases associated with ears, nose and head. Grind 40 grams Senna and 10 grams Indian goose berry together. Filter this mixture and mix some water into this. Make tablets equal the pea from this mixture and dry these tablets in shade. Taking one tablet twice a day cures asthma and cough. Taking Senna with ginger cures indigestion.
Senna: Name in Different Languages
English – Tinavallecina, Cassia angustifolia
Hindi – Senna, Sanay
Sanskrit – Swaranpatri
Marathi – Sona ji,
Senna Medicinal & Ayurvedic Properties:
Senna (Cassia angustifolia) is beneficial in constipation, indigestion, liver problems, stomach diseases, anorexia, slight fever and jaundice.
Dosage:
It should be taken in 1 to 3 grams quantity.
Senna Uses and Benefits:
1. Collapsing Fever: Make the powder by grinding Senna and black salt 20 grams each together then sieve it. Taking 5 grams powder with warm water twice a day provides relief.
2. Asthma:
Take powder of Senna and cloves, it provides relief.
Taking 5 grams powder of Senna with water twice a day provides relief.
3. Gas trouble: Make the powder by grinding 20 grams Senna, 40 grams colchicum, dry ginger and white cumin seeds, long pepper and pauonia odorata (Netrabala) 10 grams each together. Taking one gram powder with honey twice a day is useful to get relief in gas trouble.
4. Constipation:
Make the powder by grinding 50 grams leaves of Senna, 100 grams aniseed and 20 grams sugar-candy together. Taking 10 grams prepared powder with warm water is useful to end constipation.
Grind Senna, dry ginger, aniseed and rock salt 15 grams each together to prepare powder then sieve it. Mix this powder in lukewarm water then crush it and filter. Mix sugar into this mixture. Drinking prepared mixture before sleep at night provides relief.
Make the powder by grinding 20 grams leaves of Senna. Grind 30 grams dry grapes (without seeds) with this powder and make small tablets from this mixture (do not mix water into this). Taking 2 tablets with milk or water before sleep at night ends constipation.
Mix Senna, jagi myrobalan, dried grapes (Munakkha) and Indian jalap 6 grams each and 10 grams sugar-candy together. Taking this mixture with milk causes loose motions and makes the stomach clean. Only rice and curd should be taken in dinner.
Taking about ¼ gram powder of Senna’s leaves with cloves and liquorice at night sets the motions right. It should not be taken in septic cousinship and irritable colon diseases.
5. Blood amoebic dysentery: Make the powder by grinding leaves of Senna, triphala and black salt together. Mix lemon juice into this powder and makes tablets from it. Taking one tablet twice a day is useful to prevent blood amoebic dysentery.
6. Dyspepsia: Grind leaves of Senna, dry ginger, big myrobalan, aniseed and Indian goose berry together to prepare the fine powder. Sieve this powder with a thin cloth. After that, take 2 spoons of this powder with lukewarm water before the meals regularly, it provides relief.
7. Purgative medicine: Drinking decoction of Senna sets the motions right. Taking powder of Senna, aniseed, dry ginger, rock salt and myrobalan causes loose motions and also clears the stomach.
8. Stomach swelling and inflammation: Grind Senna with goat urine afterwards give to the patient for eating. It provides relief in swollen stomach.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional before starting any new herbal treatment.
