Cassia fistula, canafitula
The purging cassia or pudding pipe tree, is native to warmer regions of the world. The drug senna is prepared from its pods. The matrix in which its seeds are embedded also has laxative properties
Picture No
10712309
Media ID
47611257
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2794px x 3778px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Illustration from the Natural History Museum Collection
