Senna tora - Chakramarda

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Senna tora, Caesalpinioideae

Senna tora (originally described by Linné as Cassia tora) is a legume in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Its name has been derived from Sinhala language, in which it is called Tora. In Sri Lanka it is easily found in many places. It is often confused with Chinese senna or sicklepod, Senna obtusifolia. If it is given a distinct common name at all, it is called sickle wild sensitive-plant or sickle senna.

Uses

indigestion, stomach pain, skin diseases, constipation, oedema, Blotches, glaucoma, nyctalopia, leucoderma.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The oils obtained were analyzed by GC/MS. They consisted almost exclusively of sesquiterpenes. β-Caryophyllene, germacrene D and spathulenol were the compounds found more frequently and in relatively high proportions in some species

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Sogata
Hindi	Panwar, Chakunda
Malayalam	Sakramardakam
Tamil	Senavu
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Stinking Cassia, Chinese senna

Habit

Tree, Shrub.

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	Unifoliolate, 3-foliolate, pari- or imparipinnate or bipinnately compound, then pinnae with one to numerous pairs of leaflets

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Yellow	9 or 10	Flowers usually bilaterally symmetrical, usually actinomorphic in subfamily Mimosoideae, and sometimes actinomorphic in Caesalpinioideae and Papilionoideae, usually hermaphrodite, rarely unisexual

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
dehiscent	7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome	clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown	With hooked hairs	many	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Peacock flower is very easy to grow in alkaline to acidic, well-drained soils

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropics, South Asia.

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