Senna tora (L.) Roxb.

Sc.name- Senna tora (L.) Roxb.

Family- Fabaceae (subfamily- Ceasalpinioideae)

Syns👉Cassia tora (L.)

              Cassia foetida Salisb.

              Cassia sagera Lam.

              Cassia tala Desv

              Cassia tagera L.

              Cassia contorta Vogal

              Cassia humilis Collad.

Common name 🌿Sickle senna, stickle pod, wild sensitive plant, coffee pod, foetid cassia, 

java-bean, peanut weed, tagarai, bon medelua, 

stinking cassia and thakara.

Useful parts▶Roots, leaves, fruits & seeds.

🔬Phytochemicals constituents:

Anthraquinones, naphthopyrones, coumarins, tannins, resins, cinnamaldehyde, amino acid, 

protein, carbohydrates, glycosides, flavonoids, 

saponins, essential oils, lipid, mannitol, sugars, mucilage and phenolic compound.

⏩Medicinal uses laxative, skin diseases, eye complaints, stomach pain, diuretic, oedema, constipation, fever, cardiac disorders, ulscers, flatulence, dysentery, cough,bronchitis,arthritis, vomiting, swelling, anthelmintic, anti cancer, liver protective and snake & insect bites.