Agriculture commodity
Senna Extract (Sennosides)
Standardised extract of senna leaf or pod, sold on sennoside content against a pharmacopoeial monograph. The article a pharmaceutical buyer purchases; the leaf itself is the crop beside it.
At a glance
- Family
- Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Crops
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 1302.19
- Forms
- 2
Traded forms
- Dry extract powder
- The standardised article of Ph. Eur. 1261, adjusted to a stated sennoside content.
- Liquid extract
- Concentrated but not dried. Bought where the buyer's own process is aqueous anyway.
Grading standards
European Pharmacopoeia — Senna Leaf Dry Extract, Standardised
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare · Ph. Eur. 1261 · Ph.Eur. 1261
Source Senna Extract (Sennosides)
Verified senna extract (sennosides), inspected and contract-ready.
Frequently asked
- What is Senna Extract (Sennosides)?
- Standardised extract of senna leaf or pod, sold on sennoside content against a pharmacopoeial monograph. The article a pharmaceutical buyer purchases; the leaf itself is the crop beside it.
- Which forms is Senna Extract (Sennosides) traded in?
- Senna Extract (Sennosides) is traded as: Dry extract powder, Liquid extract.
- Which standards apply to Senna Extract (Sennosides)?
- Applicable grading standards include: European Pharmacopoeia — Senna Leaf Dry Extract, Standardised.
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