Cassia

Chahui

Common Name English :Indian laburnumHindi :AmaltasManipuri :Chahui Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :CaesalpiniaceaeGenus :Cassia Species :fistula  Linn.Habit :Robust treeParts Used :Leaf, Bark, Fruit and RootMode of Preparation :Bark is crushed with water for extract. Bark is crushed for decoction. Leaf is crushed with water for juice.Mode of use :Decoction and Local ApplicationIngredients :Seeds contain sugars …

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Daopata

Common Name English :Ring worm sennaHindi :DadmurdanManipuri :Daopata Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :CaesalpiniaceaeGenus :Cassia Species :alata  Linn.Habit :ShrubParts Used :Flower, Leaf, FruitMode of Preparation :Fresh leaves crushed for paste. Fresh leaves crushed & squeezed for juice. Flower and leaves crushed for decoction.Mode of use :Decoction, Fresh, Local ApplicationIngredients :The leaves contain anthraglucosides, chrysophanic acid …

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Laikee

Common Name English :Stout prickly climberHindi :Common sennaManipuri :Laikee Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :CaesalpiniaceaeGenus :Cassia Species :timoriensis  Wlld.Habit :Spiny slender shrubParts Used :Bark and SeedMode of Preparation :Bark boiled for extract. Seed crushed with water for extract.Mode of use :DecoctionIngredients :No chemical reports.Ailment Treated:Bark along with the plants like Equisetum debile and Dryopteris marginata …

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Thaonam

Common Name English :Sickle sennaHindi :ChakundaManipuri :Thaonam Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :CaesalpiniaceaeGenus :Cassia Species :tora  Linn.Habit :Profuse undershrubParts Used :Root, Leaf and SeedMode of Preparation :Fresh root crushed with water for paste. Leaf and seed crushed with water for paste.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :Whole plant contains anthaoglucosides, glucose, chrysophanol and rhein. Seeds yield a …

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Thaonam achouba

Common Name English :Hindi :Manipuri :Thaonam achouba Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :CaesalpiniaceaeGenus :Cassia Species :laevigata  Willd.Habit :Profuse undershrubParts Used :LeafMode of Preparation :Fresh leaf crushed with water for paste.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :Plant contains two new flavonoids-3′, 5 a-dihydroxy-4′,7-dimethoxy flavone-3-0-b-D-galactopyranoside, a new antra guinone digalactoside have been isolated from the pods.Ailment Treated:Leaf paste is …

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Thaonam nashangbi

Common Name English :Hindi :KasaundiManipuri :Thaonam nashangbi Scientific Name Group :Angiosperm (Dicotyledon)Family :CaesalpiniaceaeGenus :Cassia Species :bicapsularis  Linn.Habit :Foetid undershrubParts Used :Leaf/ShootMode of Preparation :Fresh leaf crushed with water for paste preparation.Mode of use :FreshIngredients :Plant contains b-sitosterol and terpenoids.Ailment Treated:Tender shoot is cooked and eaten against diabetes. Leaf paste is used in ring worms and …

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