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Senna tora (originally described by Linné as Cassia tora) is a legume in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Its name has been derived from Sinhala language, in which it is called Tora. In Sri Lanka it is easily found in many places. It is often confused with Chinese senna or sicklepod, Senna obtusifolia. If it is given a distinct common name at all, it is called sickle wild sensitive-plant or sickle senna.
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Cassia tora or Senna tora occurs throughout the tropics, including India Sri Lanka and Philippines. Cassia tora is an important medicinal plant of Ayurveda. It is known as Chakramarda and Dadrughna due is due to its therapeutic efficacy to treat ringworm.
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==

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Senna tora, Caesalpinioideae

Cassia tora or Senna tora occurs throughout the tropics, including India Sri Lanka and Philippines. Cassia tora is an important medicinal plant of Ayurveda. It is known as Chakramarda and Dadrughna due is due to its therapeutic efficacy to treat ringworm.

Uses

indigestion, stomach pain, skin diseases, constipation, oedema, Blotches, glaucoma, nyctalopia, leucoderma.

Parts Used

Leaves.

Chemical Composition

The oils obtained were analyzed by GC/MS. They consisted almost exclusively of sesquiterpenes. β-Caryophyllene, germacrene D and spathulenol were the compounds found more frequently and in relatively high proportions in some species [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Sogata
Hindi Panwar, Chakunda
Malayalam Sakramardakam
Tamil Senavu
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Stinking Cassia, Chinese senna


Habit

Tree, Shrub.

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple alternate Unifoliolate, 3-foliolate, pari- or imparipinnate or bipinnately compound, then pinnae with one to numerous pairs of leaflets

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 9 or 10 Flowers usually bilaterally symmetrical, usually actinomorphic in subfamily Mimosoideae, and sometimes actinomorphic in Caesalpinioideae and Papilionoideae, usually hermaphrodite, rarely unisexual

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
dehiscent 7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown With hooked hairs many {{{6}}}

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

Peacock flower is very easy to grow in alkaline to acidic, well-drained soils[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropics, South Asia.

Photo Gallery

  • Cassia grandis (481169583).jpg
  • Cassia grandis (481169591).jpg
  • Cassia grandis (481169597).jpg
  • Cassia grandis 1.JPG
  • Cassia grandis 2.JPG
  • Flowers!!.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "resource gate"
  2. ↑ "kew botony"
  3. ↑ "botonycal plants"

External Links

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