Sc.name- Senna tora (L.) Roxb.
Family- Fabaceae (subfamily- Ceasalpinioideae)
Syns๐Cassia tora (L.)
Cassia foetida Salisb.
Cassia sagera Lam.
Cassia tala Desv
Cassia tagera L.
Cassia contorta Vogal
Cassia humilis Collad.
Common name ๐ฟSickle 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.
๐ฌPhytochemicals 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.
