One of the medicinal desert plants, Senna is widespread in arid areas. It has many names in Arab countries, such as al-senna or al-sannamikky. A perennial plant under the bush that gives flowers most of the year, it is traditionally used by desert inhabitants as a treatment for constipation.
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