Cassia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, fabaceae, and the subfamily caesalpinioideae. Erlenmeyer flask containing 250 ml of water and left to infuse for 24 hours following the description given by the traditional. Cassia occidentalis exerted many pharmacological effects included. As a leading global manufacturer of crushing, grinding and mining equipments, we offer advanced, reasonable solutions for any sizereduction requirements including, percentage composition of constituent in cassia occidentalis stem and bark, quarry, aggregate, and different kinds of minerals. In the indian literature, this plant has been described to be useful against skin diseases, liver troubles, tuberculous glands and its use in the treatment of rheumatism, hematemesis, pruritus, leucoderma, and diabetes. This page is about the cassia tora described by linnaeus. Research article an indian traditional medicinal and food.
Description a downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Its oncecompound leaves consist of 37 pairs of leaflets 210 cm long and 23 cm wide that have pointed tips. Full text facility is provided for all nineteen research journals viz. Botanically, is classified as both cassia occidentalis and senna occidentalis 6. Cassia occidentalis is used in ghana mainly for the management of hypertension. Though cassia consists of large number of plants but during present investigation cassia senna and cassia occidentalis were examined cassia senna. Col family caesalpiniaceae is a common weed scattered from the foothills of himalayas to west. It is an ayurvedic plant with huge medicinal importance. Effects of cassia occidentalis aqueous leaf extract on. It is an erect herb, commonly found by road sides, in ditches and waste dumping sites. Pdf the therapeutic importance of cassia occidentalis an overview. It is in the some genus as senna and sometimes called coffee senna. Names of cassia occidentalis in various languages of the world are also given. Antibacterial activities and phytochemical analysis of cassia.
It contains from 1 to 2 percent oil of cassia, a volatile oil, the principal. In senna occidentalis poisoning in horses and goats, the early signs are anorexia and diarrhea followed by hyperpnea, tachycardia, ataxia, staggering, and recumbency. Similar to true cinnamon, cassia bark has a more pungent, less delicate flavour and is thicker than cinnamon bark. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in cassia occidentalis. Pdf cassia occidentalis is widely distributed and very commonly used plant. Cassia occidentalis poisoning as the probable cause of. Percentage composition of constituent in cassia occidentalis stem and bark products. Commonly known as kasundi or negro coffee, it is generally found growing in india, burma, sri lanka, australia, united states of america. Seedling growth of cassia tora, cassia occidentalis and cassia sophera in relation to salinity and ph 602 culture solution for growth of atriplex halimus was a function of environmental conditions. Cassia definition of cassia by the free dictionary. Safety of cassia gum as a feed additive for dogs and cats. Cassia abbreviata longpodcassia cassia afrofistula.
Later authors usually applied the taxon to senna obtusifolia senna tora originally described by linnaeus as cassia tora is a dicot legume in the subfamily caesalpinioideae. Seedling growth of cassia tora cassia occidentalis and. The therapeutic importance of cassia occidentalisan overview. Any of various chiefly tropical or subtropical trees, shrubs, or herbs of the genus cassia in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves, usually yellow flowers, and long, flat or cylindrical pods. The structural formula for cassia gum galactomannan is given below. Cassia occidentalis l called as kasmard in sanskrit, kasondi in hindi and coffee senna in english belongs to family caesalpiniaceae. Cassia now generally includes the largest species of. The aim of the present studies was to establish standardization. Microwave assisted extraction of phytochemicals from bark. Antimicrobial activity of cassia occidentalis l leaf. Senna occidentalis is a pantropical plant species vernacular names include.
Description senna occidentalis is an unarmed slender upright and shortlived annual or biennial shrub, 0. Occidentalis species belongs to the genus cassia and the family caesalpiniaceae. Plant description cassia occidentalis linn, usually grows in. Welcome to the india biodiversity portal a repository of information designed to harness and disseminate collective intelligence on the biodiversity of the indian subcontinent. Media in category senna occidentalis the following 75 files are in this category, out of 75 total. Cassia occidentalis synonyms, cassia occidentalis pronunciation, cassia occidentalis translation, english dictionary definition of cassia occidentalis. The present study shows that mustard seeds pretreatment with various concentrations 1.
Any of various chiefly tropical or subtropical trees, shrubs, or herbs of the genus cassia in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves. Research article an indian traditional medicinal and food plant. Senna tora originally described by linnaeus as cassia tora is a dicot legume in the subfamily caesalpinioideae. Effects of cassia occidentalis aqueous leaf extract on biochemical. Antibacterial activities and phytochemical analysis of. Senna occidentalis an overview sciencedirect topics. Itcontained many chemical groups included alkaloids, antipyretic and. Senna occidentalis name homonyms cassia occidentalis l. Leaves are bluish green to a pale green, pinnate pubescent, elliptic or lanceolate and grow up to three to nine pairs on the same plant. Cassia senna and cassia occidentalis have important. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
This plant extracts are known to have antibacterial, antifungal. Cassia gum chemical and technical assessment cta prepared. So in the present study, microwave assisted extraction and soxhlet extraction have been done and compared for efficacy for production of extracts, phenolics, flavonoids and alkaloids. The taxonomic status of the plant has been well defined1 table 1. Scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of cassia gum.
Occurrence, botanical description and ethnopharmacology. Cassia occidentalis linn, leguminosae, flavone glycosides, antimicrobial activity cassia occidentalis 1,2 linn belongs to family leguminosae which is commonly known as kasunda. The cassia genus comprises some species of trees, shrubs. A tropical evergreen tree cinnamomum aromaticum syn. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Cassia, spice consisting of the aromatic bark of the cinnamomum cassia plant of the family lauraceae. Sequential extraction was carried out using solvents viz. The present investigation was an attempt to study the seedling growth of three cassia spp. Percentage composition of constituent in cassia occidentalis.
Antidiabetic activity of cassia occidentalis linn in. Cassia gum is described in regulation ec no 2312012, which lays down the speci. According to numerical cluster analysis of seed proteins, cassia occidentalis was placed within the subgenus senna by ghareeb et al. Pdf pharmacological profile of cassia occidentalis l a. We carried out a community based casecontrol study to find out the risk, if any from various environmental factors including the coffee weed and to identify the toxic plant responsible for development of this syndrome. Cassia occidentalis herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Cassia occidentalis article about cassia occidentalis by. The flowers of the plant are either yellow or brown and the fruits. Pharmacognostic studies of the leaves and seeds of cassia. Cassia occidentalis has a rich history in natural medicine and the parts of.
There is now an increasing body of scientific evidence demonstrating that the plants possess many other beneficial properties. Phytochemical analysis and acute toxicity study of. The plants database includes the following 11 species of cassia. The common species affected are cattle, horse and sheep. It consists mainly of high molecular weight approximately 200,000300,000 polysaccharides composed of galactomannans. Common names the plant has a number of common names in english language4. Cassia gum is related to carob bean gum, tara gum and guar gum in terms of structure and chemical properties. Cassia occidentalis was analyzed to evaluate the existence of allelopathic effect using fully viable seeds of mustard seeds brassica campestris l. Hypertension black nightshade, cassia occidentalis, garlic, groundnut, rose periwinkle infected wound comfrey, strawberry.
List of various diseases cured by cassia occidentalis. Phytochemistry and antimicrobial activities of cassia. It is distributed throughout india and in most tropical countries. Click the link for more information senna senna, any plant of the genus sennia formerly placed in cassia, leguminous herbs. Plant description cassia occidentalis linn, usually grows in the southern part of india.
Seedling growth of cassia tora cassia occidentalis and cassia. Pharmacognosy, phytochemistry and pharmacology of cassia. Rajnighantu, dhanwantari, bhavaprakasa, rajballaba. Seeds pods long are sometimes roasted and made a coffeelike beverage14. Manufacture of cassia gum includes cleaning of the source material by which the content of c. How cassia occidentalis is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Cassia occidentalis is widely distributed and very commonly used plant. Cassia occidentalis is a variable plant which grows erect to a height of 1. True cinnamon spice comes from the ceylon or sri lanka cinnamon c. Likewise, the common weeds cassia obtusifolia and ra are also now known as senna obtusifolia and s. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.
The aqueous extract was chemically examined and pharmacologically screened for hepatoprotective activity. Chemical constituents from cassia occidentalis linn. C occidentalis is a small tree that grow 5 8cm of south america, including the amazon. Welcome to niscair online periodicals repository you can now access full text articles from research journals published by csirniscair. Itcontained many chemical groups included alkaloids, antipyretic and other effects. Cassia occidentalis definition of cassia occidentalis by.
Aloe is considered the best plant for first aid treatment. It grows wild in most of the tropics and is considered a weed in many places. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Review on nutraceutical potential of cassia occidentalis l. Leguminosae is a very common plant and is widely known for its medicinal properties. This page was last edited on 6 december 2014, at 12. The anomeric proton signals or bari kasunda in hindi. Cassia occidentalis very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee. The common clinical pathological observations are increase in cpk, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase sgot and ldh. Cassia gum is described in regulation ec no 2312012, which lays down the specification for food additives.