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Cassia tora

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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

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Chagache
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Foetid cassia, Coffee pod


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

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Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternative pinnate Leaflets with opposite pairs Obovate in shape with a rounded tip, 3-3.5 cm log

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Yellow Stamens are of unequal lenth {{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Plants succeed in the tropics and subtropics.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 115
  3. Cultivation

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