Fabaceae FAMILY

Senna italica

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Italian senna is a deciduous, perennial herb or small shrub growing up to 60 cm tall, often with prostrate stems[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant has a long history of medicinal use and is both harvested from the wild and cultivated in several countries in the drier tropics[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. Both dried leaves and pods of are traded locally as a purgative. The dried, powdered leaves for use as a hair conditioner are nowadays traded internationally[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa, through Arabia, Iraq, Iran to the Indian subcontinent.

HabitatGrassland of the drier regions of tropical Africa, from sea-level up to elevations of 1,850 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. It is often found close to streams and in disturbed habitats such as roadsides and waste places[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].