senna

/sen-uh/US // ˈsɛn ə //UK // (ˈsɛnə) //

塞纳,番泻叶,赛纳

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- : any of various cathartic drugs consisting of the dried leaflets of certain of these plants, as one drug derived from C. acutifolia, or another derived from C. angustifolia.
- : wild senna.

Jacob Bernstein on why the Academy snubbed Bill Cunningham New York, Senna, and other crowd-pleasers.
Sometimes he ate dry senna and raisins mixed on a plate, and we teased away the raisins, and he had to chew the senna "bare."
Concentrated infusion of senna, as generally met with, is nearly worthless.
Soak prunes over night in cold water to cover, add the senna leaves tied in cheesecloth, and cook slowly until prunes are tender.
As to the bowels, some senna and camomile tea at bedtime would help to clear them.
A mixture of castor and codliver oil, senna and asafœtida would have been nectar compared with it.