Sanna Leaf

Primarily produced in the areas east of the Red Sea to India, also cultivated in the Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Hainan and the Xishuangbanna region of Yunnan.

Cassia angustifolia Vahl: Long oval or oval-lanceolate, 1.5~5cm long, 0.4~2cm wide, with entire edge, leaf apex is acute, base is asymmetrical. Upper surface is yellowish-green, lower surface is pale yellowish-green, without hairs or nearly without hairs, leaf veins slightly raised. Leathery texture. faint and distinctive odor; slightly bitter taste, sticky when chewed. Cassia acutifolia Delile: lanceolate or long oval shape, slightly curved, apex is short and pointy or slightly raised, leaf base is asymmetrical; both sides have thin short hair.

Superior medicinal material has large leaves, is entire, green, lack of stems.

Sweet, bitter; cold.

Clears heat; moves stagnation, frees stools, promotes urination. Apply to heat stagnation and accumulations, abdominal pain due to constipation, edema.