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.
