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Also known as: Cassia occidentalis, styptic weed

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Coffee senna, or styptic weed (S. occidentalis), native to North and South America, is widely grown in the Old World tropics for its cathartic and laxative properties. The candlestick senna, or candlebush (S. alata), is a showy shrub that may grow up to 2.5 metres…
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