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'''Cassia tora''' is an annual to perennial plant. It can grow up to 2 metres tall. The plant is gathered from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is sometimes cultivated for its seeds, which are used as a mordant.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Ringworm}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Skin infections}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Insect bites}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Eye complaints}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootSeeds}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Foetid cassia, Coffee pod|gu=|hi=|kn=Chagache|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
==Properties==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Alternative pinnate|Leaflets with opposite pairs|Obovate in shape with a rounded tip, 3-3.5 cm log}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|||Yellow|Stamens are of unequal lenth}}
===Fruit===
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Plants succeed in the tropics and subtropics.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Waste ground}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry to wet thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Cultivated ground}}, {{Commonly seen|Mountain slopes}}, {{Commonly seen|River bank sands}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"]Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 115</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Senna%20tora Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32538 Cassia tora on Indiabiodiversity.org]* [ https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/cassia.html Cassia tora on Purdue.edu]* [ ]
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