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Senna tora - Chakramarda
Senna tora occurs throughout the tropics, including India Sri Lanka and Philippines. Cassia tora is an important medicinal plant of Ayurveda. It is known as Chakramarda and Dadrughna due is due to its therapeutic efficacy to treat ringworm.
Uses
Indigestion, Stomachache, Skin diseases, Constipation, Oedema, Blotches, Glaucoma, Nyctalopia, Leucoderma.
Parts Used
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 [1]
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 |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu (Pungent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Vatadosha
Prabhava
Habit
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
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Peacock flower is very easy to grow in alkaline to acidic, well-drained soils[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
Flower
Whole tree
Buds
Leaves
Leaves
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Indigestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomachache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Constipation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Oedema
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Blotches
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Glaucoma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Nyctalopia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leucoderma
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Habit - Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropics
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of South Asia
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