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Contact SupplierOur cassia tora seeds are hard to beat in their quality and affordability. These cassia tora seeds are available into many ranges such as cassia tora seed and natural cassia tora seeds. They are bold and small seeds. These seeds are also shiny and are duly machine cleaned. Our products are worthy for export because of our focus on safe packing. These seeds are made available in 24tFcl. We have spread our fame as a topnotch cassia tora seeds manufacturer in India. Cassia tora L., (=Cassia obtusifolia L.), Caesalpiniaceae, occurs throughout India as a . The leaves, flowers and young fruits are illustrated. The root is used in snakebite. The decoction of the leaves is a laxative. The leaves and the seeds are used in skin diseases, particularly ringworm and itch. The dried and fresh leaves are used in northern Nigeria in the treatment of ulcers, ring worm and other parasitic skin diseases. In cultures, the leaf extracts of the plant showed anti-bacterial activity. Antiviral activity, particularly against Newcastle disease virus and Vaccinia virus. The leaves are used as a substitute for coffee. The gum from the plant and the seeds is used as a supporting agent for calomel, kaolin and lactone. The seeds are also used as a mordant in dyeing. Aloe emodin, rhein and chrysophanol. A pleasant smelling fixed oil were extracted from the plant and the seeds. The dried leaves have a flavonoid glucoside. The seeds also have an oxytocic activity.
Botanical Name | Cassia Obtusifolia |
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Local Name | Puwad, Chakunda |
Colour | Light Brown ( like coffe ) |
Size | 0.3 to 0.4 cm. |
Ash content | 5 % (max.) |
Heavy Metal - | |
Iron | 50 ppm (max.) |
Arsenic | Nill |
E-Coli | Absent |
Packing | 50 kg. Bag packing |
Botanical Name | Cassia Tora |
Family Name | Caesalpinaceae |
Common Name | Foetid Cassia, Tora, Sickle Senna, Sickle Pod, Coffee Pod, Tovara, Chakvad |
Part Used | Seeds |
Habitat | Grows in dry soil throughout tropical parts of India. |
Uses | It is Aperient, Germicide, Mucilaginous & Laxative. Uses : It is used as a coffee substitute and has a maturant and anodyne action. Useful in treating skin diseases like ring worm and itch and psoriasis. |
Product Offered | Seeds |
Latin Semen Cassiae
Origin:
As the ripe seed of Cassia obtusifolia L. or Cassia tora L., an annual plant, of the Leguminosae family. The plant is native to the tropics.
This is an upright plant with compound leaves in groupings of six. Bears 20-cm pods which contain many cylindrical seeds. In addition to being used as medicinal herbs, the seeds are also used as a mordant in dyeing. They can also be roasted and ground, used as a coffee substitute.
Cultivation of the plant is easy. Sow seed in the greenhouse in very early spring for a head start, or sow directly in the garden after the soil has warmed up. Thin or transplant to 60 cm apart. Flowers to 1.5 m tall.
In China, this herb is produced in such provinces as Anhui, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guangdong, etc., and cultivated everywhere in the south and north of China. It is picked and reaped in autumn, dried in the sun with the seed threshed off for use when raw or after being fried.
Properties:
Sweet, bitter and salty in flavor, slightly cold in nature, it is related to the liver, kidney and large intestine channels.
Functions:
The seeds remove intense heat from the liver, improve acuity of sight and loosen the bowels to relieve constipation.
The leaves contain anthroquinones, and are employed in weak decoction for treating childhood teething, fever and constipation.
The paste of the ground, dried root is used in Ayurveda as a treatment for ringworm and snakebite.
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