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==Uses==
{{Uses|Poisoning}}, {{Uses|Throat infection}}, {{Uses|Cough and cold}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Skin disorders}}<ref name="Uses"/>. ===Food===Senna occidentalis can be used in Food. Young leaves and tender fruits are consumed raw. Seeds are roasted and used as a substitute for coffee.<ref name="UsesForest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Parts Used==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=aanesogateAanesogate, anechagate, dodda thagache, elevureAnechagate|ml=karintakara, mattantakaraKarintakara, payavera, ponnaviramMattantakara|sa=arimarda, dipana, jarana, karkasha, kasaghna, kasamardaArimarda, vimardaDipana|ta=kattuttakarai, narattantakaraiKattuttakarai, nattavarai, peravarai, ponavarai, thagaraiNarattantakarai|te=eddhukommaku, kasindaEddhukommaku, kasivindamKasinda|hi= bariBari-kasondi, chakundaChakunda|en=Coffee Senna}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
Vata, Pitta, Kapha
===Prabhava===
===Nutritional components===
Senna occidentalis Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C and E; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Pinnate|alternateAlternate| Leaves up to 22 cm long; leaflets 4-5 pairs, 2.5-7 x 1.5-3.5 cm , ovate-lanceolate, apex acute or acuminate, base rounded, glabrous or pubescent; rachis to 18 cm long with a sessile, hemispherical gland at base; stipules 4-7 mm long, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, caducous. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary and terminal racemesAxillary|Yellow|10| Flowers c. 2 cm across, in terminal and axillary racemes, to 3 cm long; pedicels 0.8-1.2 cm long; bracts linear-lanceolate. Sepals 6-10 mm long, ovate, obtuse, mucronate. Petals 5, yellow, 1-1.5 cm long, obovate. Stamens 10, unequal, only 7 fertile.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A Pod|5-9 x 0.6-0.8 cm||linearLinear, compressed|seeds Seeds 20-25, 4-5 x 3-4 mm, ovate or suborbicular, compressed, brown.}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Like many species within the family Fabaceae, once they have been dried for storage the seeds of this species may benefit from scarification before sowing in order to speed up and improve germination ==<ref name=Season "Cultivation details"/>. Senna occidentalis is available through August to grow=== ===Soil type=== ===Propagation==December<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/12/11/kasamarda-cassia-occidentalis-negro-coffee/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Senna+occidentalis Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.135, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Senna+occidentalisSenna occidentalis on the ferns.info] * [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/11450Senna occidentalis on cabi.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:ShrubFabaceae]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
