Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
| Synonym : | Cassia alata L. Cassia bracteata L.f. Cassia herpetica Jacq. Herpetica alata (L.) Raf. |
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| Bangla Name : | Dadmardan, Dadmari. ,Pui chi (Marma), Khashabubaong (Tipra). |
| English Name : | Ringworm shrub. |
| Family : | Caesalpinaeae |
| Disease : | Purgative and antiparasitic, ringworm, tonic, herpes, insect bites,eczema, expectorant, bronchitis and eczema. |
| Description : | A large shrub. Leaves compound, 30-60 cm long, leaflets 8-12 pairs, oblong-obtuse, 5-15 cm long. Flowers showy, in spiciform, pedunculate, erect, racemes, petals bright yellow, broad-ovate. Pods 10-20 cm long, linear-oblong, with a broad wing down the middle of each valve, membranous. |
| Distribution : | Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, and sporadically throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves and fruits contain anthraquinone glycosides, chrysophanol, emodin, rhein, aloe-emodin and chrysophanic acid. Leaves also contain essential oil composed of sesquiterpene and phenolic compounds, a xanthone, cassiollin (pinselin), kaempferol, 6-OH-mus |
| Uses : | Leaves are purgative and antiparasitic, bruised into paste is specific for ringworm, decoction is a general tonic, considered cure for herpes, venereal diseases and poisonous insect bites. Leaf juice is used to eradicate small helminthes. Marma also use t |
| Habit : | Shrub |