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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.[1]

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.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kashaya, Katu

Guna

Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna

Veerya

Ushna (heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Recana

Prabhava

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 140.

See also

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA