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Laxative vs Senna - What's the difference?

laxative | senna |

As nouns the difference between laxative and senna

is that laxative is any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect while senna is any of several plants of the tribe Cassieae, especially those of the genera Cassia and Senna, whose leaves and pods are used as a purgative and laxative.

As an adjective laxative

is having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

laxative

English

(wikipedia laxative)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.

    • See also

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

    • See also

    *

    Coordinate terms

    * (l) — urination ----

    senna

    English

    Noun

  • (countable) Any of several plants of the tribe Cassieae, especially those of the genera Cassia'' and ''Senna , whose leaves and pods are used as a purgative and laxative.
  • (uncountable) The dried leaves or pods of these plants (especially of ) used medicinally.

    • Derived terms

    * * bladder senna * ----