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'''Ringworm bush''' is a deciduous shrub or small tree with horizontal branches. It can grow up to 8 metres tall. The plant is highly valued in many areas of the tropics for its medicinal virtues. It is commonly gathered from the wild, mainly for medicinal use but also as a food and source of materials.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Worms}}, {{Uses|Parasitic skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Eczema}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Tympanites}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Skin fungi}}, {{Uses|Stomach problems}}.
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
12 compounds were isolated from C. alata, which were identified as Chrysoeriol, Kaempferol, Quercetin, Trihydroflavanone, Kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (5), Kaempferol beta-D-glucopyranoside etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Dadrighna|en=|gu=Ringworm shrub|hi=Dad mardan|kn=|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=Dodda chagache, Dhavalagida|ta=Simaiyagatti|te=Metta taamara}}
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|||||Flowering from November to February}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting from November to February}}
===Other features===
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|CittungsCuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"]Arrticle - National library of Medicine</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Senna+alata Cultivation]</ref>
