coffee senna
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Coffee senna, also known as styptic weed or coffeeweed, is a tropical plant (Cassia occidentalis) native to the Americas. It is characterized by its rack-scented foliage. Historically, its seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee.12
The coffee senna plant belongs to the senna group, which includes various species of trees and shrubs in the pea family, often used for their medicinal properties, particularly as cathartics and laxatives. Some senna species are also cultivated for their ornamental value or used for tanning leather.2
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