தகரை
(காட்டு தகரை)
Cassia occidentialis
(N. O. Caesalpiniaceae)
Habit :
Tree
Parts used:
Leaves, seeds and roots.
Constituents:
Seeds contain fatty matters, tannic acid, sugar. gum, starch, cellulose, acerosine and traces of salts of calcium, phosphate, sodium, magnesium and iron. Root contains a resin, a bitter non-alkaloidal principal, emodin, oxymethyl-anthra-quinones and toxalbumin.
Action: Leaves, roots and seeds are Purgative. Root is also considered as Diuretic and Antiperiodic.
Uses:
This exhibits all the properties of cassiatora
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