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Contact SupplierThe company is known as a highly efficient Manufacturer, Exporter & Supplier of Cassia Alata. The company has been offering the Cassia Alata Plant to the clients based in various parts of the world. The Cassia Alata Plants are timely and safely delivered as well as competitively priced.
Common names: Senna alata, the Candle Bush, Guajava, candlestick senna, candlesticks, Christmas-candle, dartres, dates jaunes, emperor's candlesticks, empress-candleplant, ringworm senna, ringworm bush, ringworm shrub, seven-golden-candlesticks
Part Used: Leaves, Bark Senna alata, is an important medicinal tree as well as ornamental flowering plants in the subfamily
Traditional medicinal uses:
Leaves or sap are used to treat fungal infections such as ringworm. They contain a fungicide, chrysophanic acid. Because of its anti-fungal properties, it is a common ingredient in soaps, shampoos and lotions in the Philippines. The effectiveness of this plant against skin diseases is confirmed by modern scientific studies.
Because of its anti-fungal properties, it is a common ingredient in soaps, shampoos and lotions in the Philippines. The effectiveness of this plant against skin diseases is confirmed by modern scientific studies. Other chemicals contained in the plant includes saponin which acts as a laxative and expels intestinal arasites. In Africa, the boiled leaves are used to treat high-blood pressure. In South America, besides skin diseases, it is also used to treat a wide range of ailments from stomach problems, fever, asthma to snake bite and venereal diseases like, syphilis, gonorrhea etc. It has been using in India as a antidote, bactericide, diuretic, fungicide, insecticide, pesticide, purgative, vermifuge, for asthma, bronchitis, constipation, dysentery, eczema, herpes, intestinal parasites, rheumatism, skin disorders, snakebite, stomachache, venereal diseases etc.