Acute and subacute toxicity of Cassia occidentalis L. stem and leaf in Wistar rats.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Cassia occidentalis L. (syn. Senna occidentalis; Leguminosae) has been used as natural medicine in rainforests and tropical regions as laxative, analgesic, febrifuge, diuretic, hepatoprotective, vermifuge and colagogo.