【Plant height】0.5M -2M 【Smell and taste】Light smell, light bitter taste. 【Flower】Yellow 【Blooming period】June to August 【Fruiting period】September to October 【Seeding time】in April, suitable temperatur: 15～20℃ 【Sun/Shade】High temperature and moist climate 【Soil】loose fertile sandy loam, drought resistant 【Medicinal parts】mature seeds 【Harvest & Processing】Collect fruits when ripe, dry in sun and clean 【Main components】Seeds contain anthraquinone compounds: mainly emodin, dianthrone, physcion and chrysophanol, aloe-emodin, obtusifolin, obtusen, chryso-obtusin, aurantio-obtusin、and their glycosides and sulfoacid, cassiaside. And also mucus, protein, sitosterol, amino acid and fatty oil, etc. 【Pharmacological effect】Blood-fat and blood-pressure lowering, hepatic- and gallbladder-protective, and anti-bacterial. 【Property】Sweet, little warm. Clearing hear for improving eyesight, moistening the intestines and freeing the stool. 【Cautions】It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold syndrome, especially in case of loose stool due to spleen deficiency. More info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senna_obtusifolia Mark: As for all the herbs we supply here, all the medicinal information is only for your reference. Please consult with prefessional doctors for any application. Naturix-Seeds will not be responsible for any medicinal effects.