Senna glycosides or sennosides are a number of anthraquinone derivatives useful as a laxative. They are dimeric glycosides named after their abundant occurrence in plants of the genus Senna.
External links
- Vanderperren B, Rizzo M, Angenot L, Haufroid V, Jadoul M, Hantson P (2005). "Acute liver failure with renal impairment related to the abuse of senna anthraquinone glycosides". The Annals of pharmacotherapy 39 (7-8): 1353–7. doi:10.1345/aph.1E670. PMID 15956233.
- Mereto E, Ghia M, Brambilla G (1996). "Evaluation of the potential carcinogenic activity of Senna and Cascara glycosides for the rat colon". Cancer Lett. 101 (1): 79–83. doi:10.1016/0304-3835(96)04129-8. PMID 8625286.
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