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Cassia auriculata

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Matara tea is a shrub or small tree' It grows up to 7 metres tall. The bole can be 20cm in diameter. A multi-purpose plant with a wide range of local uses for food, medicines and to supply a range of commodities. The plant is cultivated in India, Ghana, and Tanzania, and is often grown as an ornamental.

Uses

Skin diseases, Eye troubles, Rheumatism, Diabetes, Eye diseases, Gonorrhoea, Gout, Impotence, Diabetes

Parts Used

Young pods, Young pods, Young flowers.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Tangedi
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Tanner's cassio


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Pinnate It's size is 8-10cm Long and It is having 8-12 pairs of leaflets. Each leaflet is 2-3cm Long

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
4-5cm Bright yellow Upper 3 stamens are reduced to stamenoids {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7-12cm long Flat brown pods

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant mainly of dry regions in the tropics, though it is also able to tolerate much wetter conditions.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Woodland, Wooded grassland.

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 109
  3. Cultivation

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