Cassia angustifolia - Svarnapatri

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Svarnapatri consists of dried leaves of Cassia angustifolia Vahl (Fam.Leguminosae), a small shrub, 60-75 cm high, found throughout the year, cultivated largely in Southern India, especially in districts of Tinnevelly, Madurai and Tiruchirapally and has also been introduced in Mysore, fully grown, thick bluish colour leaves stripped off by hand, collected and dried in shade for 7-10 days, till assume a yellowish-green colour, graded and then packed into large bales.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Nelavarika, Sonamukhi, Nelaavare, Nelavarike, Nela Aanriake
Hindi	Sanaya, Hindisana
Malayalam	Sunnamukhi, Nilavaka, Chinnukki, Adapatiyan
Tamil	Nilapponnai, Avarai
Telugu	Sunamukhi
Marathi	Sonamukhi
Gujarathi	Mindhiaval, Sonamukhi
Punjabi	Sannamakhi, Sanapati, Sarnapatta
Kashmiri	Sna
Sanskrit	Maadani
English	Indian Senna. Tinnevelly Senna

Chemical Composition

Anthraquinone, glucoside, flavonoids, steroids and resin.

Properties

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

Rasa

Tikta, Kashaya, Katu

Guna

Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna

Veerya

Ushna (heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Recana

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA