Generic name: senna [ SEN-nah ]
Brand names: Black Draught, Dr Caldwell Laxative, Ex-Lax Chocolated, Fletchers Castoria, Geri-kot,
... show all 35 brands
Dosage forms: oral liquid (33.3 mg/mL); oral syrup (8.8 mg/5 mL; leaf extract 176 mg/5 mL); oral tablet (15 mg; 17 mg; 17.2 mg; 25 mg; 600 mg; 8.6 mg); oral tablet, chewable (15 mg)
Drug class:Laxatives
What is senna?
Senna is also known as Cassia, Fan Xie Ye, Alejandrina, Séné, Sennae, and Tinnevelly.
Senna is likely effective in alternative medicine as an aid in treating occasional constipation in adults and children at least 2 years old. It is sometimes used together with another laxative or stool softener such as lactulose, psyllium, docusate, or mineral oil.
Senna is possibly effective as a bowel preparation before colonoscopy.
Other uses not proven with research include weight loss, irritable bowel syndrome, hemor
