Description

Senna tora, also known as Cassia tora, is a favorite of ancient Chinese and Ayurvedic herbal medicine that is now widely used around the world and recorded as Model List of Essential Medicines by the World Health Organization.

Scientific classitication

Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Senna

Common Name

Cassia tora

Reference

Kang, S. H., Pandey, R. P., Lee, C. M., Sim, J. S., Jeong, J. T., Choi, B. S., ... & Oh, T. J. (2020). Genome-enabled discovery of anthraquinone biosynthesis in Senna tora. Nature communications, 11(1), 1-11.