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Cassia angustifolia - Svarnapatri
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.[1]
Common names
Language | Common name |
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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.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta, Kashaya, Katu
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna
Veerya
Ushna (heat)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Recana
Prabhava
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 140.
See also
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