He is a very nice boy, my Lord, but he is not acquainted with drugs; and I know that the prevailing impression on his mind is, that Epsom salts means oxalic acid; and syrup of senna, laudanum.
"Bardell v. Pickwick"
Percy Fitzgerald
The decoction of the leaves is a laxative and according to Mr. J. Wood the tincture has an action similar to that of senna.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
All these villages are situated in the midst of a sandy and desolate plain; a few mimosas, aloes, senna plants, and cactuses struggle for life in the burning sand.
"A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia With Some Account of the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People"
Henry Blanc