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STOLL et al.l,2 have isolated from senna (leaf and fruit of Cassia acutifolia Delile and C. angustifolia Vahl.) the active glycosides, sennosides A and B, which, they state, represent about 90 per cent of the total glycosidal content. No evidence is given, however, that the entire activity of the crude drug is due to these glycosides.
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FAIRBAIRN, J., SALEH, M. Synergistic Effect of a Third Active Glycoside of Senna. Nature 167, 988 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167988a0
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