(Fabaceae) Senna sp.

Local name(s): ຊ້າ ຄາມ (sa kham)

Medicinal use(s): Treatment of rheumatism.

Part(s) used: root, stem

Field Characters: Tree 8 m tall, dbh 15 cm, bark gray, lenticellate, fruits dry, gray-brown.

Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.

GPS reading: 20o 04.073’ N; 102o 16.553’ E.

Habitat: Subtropical monsoon forest on steep slope, ascending to the base of limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork.

Altitude: 415 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue

Collection number(s): DDS 15448

Collection Date: February 11, 2020

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2329963.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:


Alshehri MM, Quispe C, Herrera-Bravo J, et al. A Review of Recent Studies on the Antioxidant and Anti-Infectious Properties of Senna Plants. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2022,2022:6025900.  doi: 10.1155/2022/6025900 

Franz G. The Senna Drug and Its Chemistry. Pharmacology (1993) 47 (Suppl. 1): 2–6. https://doi.org/10.1159/000139654.

Russeaux CG. Chapter 4 - Herbal Remedies. In book: Haschek and Rousseaux' s Handbook of Toxicologic Pathology (Fourth Edition). Editor(s): Wanda M. Haschek, Colin G. Rousseaux, Matthew A. Wallig, et al. Academic Press, 2023, pages 183-303, ISBN 9780443161537. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-16153-7.00004-6.