Senna tora (L.) Roxb.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Whole plant, leaf, seed and pod
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Salad prepared from young leaves with red onions is taken as a laxative
- Herbal drink prepared of seed decoction is taken for liver complications and eye diseases
- Plant acts as a vermifuge and purgative
- Pods are used to treat dysentery and ophthalmia
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Naphthopyrone glycoside: cassiaside, anthraquinones: obtusin and its derivatives, obtusifolin, physcion, emodin, chrysophanol from seeds
Bioactivity :
Alcohol and aqueous extracts of seeds: anthelmintic, effective in postprandial blood glucose control, antimutagenic, hypolipidaemic; naphthopyrone glycosides: hepatoprotective; methanol extract of leaves: anti-inflammatory, antioxidative; cream preparid with methanol extract of leaves: antipsoriatic
Clinical:
Supplement prepared from fibre extract of plant improves serum lipid status in type II diabetes
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