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Cassia tora
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Cassia tora is an annual to perennial plant. It can grow up to 2 metres tall. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes cultivated for its seeds, which are used as a mordant.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Ringworm, Skin diseases, Vomiting, Stomachache, Skin infections, Sores, Ulcers, Insect bites, Eye complaints.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Chagache |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Foetid cassia, Coffee pod |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
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Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative pinnate | Leaflets with opposite pairs | Obovate in shape with a rounded tip, 3-3.5 cm log |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Stamens are of unequal lenth | {{{5}}} |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Plants succeed in the tropics and subtropics.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Waste ground, Dry to wet thickets, Cultivated ground, Mountain slopes, River bank sands
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ [Chemistry]
- ↑ Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 115
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ringworm
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Vomiting
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomachache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin infections
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sores
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Insect bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Eye complaints
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit -
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Waste ground
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry to wet thickets
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Cultivated ground
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Mountain slopes
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of River bank sands
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