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sickle senna

Chinese herbal medicine
An annual herb, the seeds of which are antihypertensive, antipyretic and laxative; it is used for constipation, poor vision and inflammation.
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Low density but high abundance as observed for Anisomelis indica, Arundo donax, Bambusa tulda, Bombax ceiba, Calamus rotang, Cassia tora, Clitoria ternatea, Coix lacryma-jobi, Ficus hispida and Hedyotis scandens indicated their sparse distribution in the study area.
Anthraquinones isolated from Cassia tora (Leguminosae) seed show an antifungal property against phytopathogenic fungi.
Keywords: Ononitol monohydrate; Cassia tora; Carbon tetrachloride; Hepatoprotective
Cassia tora leaves were collected from Padappai near Chennai.
The total % yield of ononitol monohydrate was 0.24% from 1 kg of Cassia tora leaves.
Antinociceptive and smooth mus c le contracting activities of the methanolic extract of Cassia tora leaf.
Leguminosae- Daud gach Caesalpinioideae Cassia tora L.
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