Research Article

Bioactivity and Toxicity of Senna cana and Senna pendula Extracts

Table 1

Extracts of Senna species investigated.

SpeciesPlant materialPlant dry mass (kg)SolventAbbreviationsMass extract (g)

Senna cana I and BLeaves2.165HexaneLHESC20.190
EthanolLEESC338.010
Branches1.950HexaneBHESC15.190
EthanolBEESC487.001
Senna pendula I and BLeaves0.932HexaneLHESP24.280
EthanolLEESP243.110
Branches1.498HexaneBHESP27.520
EthanolBEESP147.790
Flowers0.154HexaneFHESP3.780
EthanolFEESP22.450

LHESC: leaf hexane extract of Senna cana; LEESC: leaf ethanol extract of S. cana; BHESC: branch hexane extract of S. cana; BEESC: branch ethanol extract of S. cana; LHESP: leaf hexane extract of S. pendula; LEESP: leaf ethanol extract of S. pendula; BHESP: branch hexane extract of S. pendula; BEESP: branch ethanol extract of S. pendula; FHESP: flower hexane extract of S. pendula; FEESP: flower ethanol extract of S. pendula.