Cassia alata

Ringworm bush is a deciduous shrub or small tree with horizontal branches. It can grow up to 8 metres tall. The plant is highly valued in many areas of the tropics for its medicinal virtues. It is commonly gathered from the wild, mainly for medicinal use but also as a food and source of materials.

Uses

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Parts Used

Young leaves, Young pods.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
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

Deciduous shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of moister areas in the tropics, where it is usually found at lower elevations but occasionally as high as 2,100 metres.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Found in many habitats, Preferring disturbed, Rather open vegetation, River banks, Rain forest edges, Open forest, Pond and ditch margins, Lake shores.

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