Cassia auriculata

Matara tea is a shrub or small tree' It grows up to 7 metres tall. The bole can be 20cm in diameter. A multi-purpose plant with a wide range of local uses for food, medicines and to supply a range of commodities. The plant is cultivated in India, Ghana, and Tanzania, and is often grown as an ornamental.

Uses

Skin diseases, Eye troubles, Rheumatism, Diabetes, Eye diseases, Gonorrhoea, Gout, Impotence, Diabetes

Parts Used

Young pods, Young pods, Young flowers.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Tangedi
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Pinnate		It's size is 8-10cm Long and It is having 8-12 pairs of leaflets. Each leaflet is 2-3cm Long

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
	4-5cm	Bright yellow	Upper 3 stamens are reduced to stamenoids	{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
	7-12cm long		Flat brown pods

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant mainly of dry regions in the tropics, though it is also able to tolerate much wetter conditions.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Woodland, Wooded grassland.

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