Cassia oil contains cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamylacetate, cinnamic acid, tannic acid and starch amongst other compounds. Pharmacognostic studies of the leaves and seeds of cassia. List of various diseases cured by cassia occidentalis. Preliminary phytochemical screening of selected medicinal plants joseph bs1, kumbhare ph2 1and kale mc. Cassia sena linn of fabaceae caesalpiniaceae is used in unani system. The anomeric proton signals or bari kasunda in hindi.
These include cassia occidentalis coffee senna and thermopsis spp. This study is useful to identify them based on various pollen. Sri pushpam college, poondi, thanjavur, tamilnadu, india. Also used phytochemistry and antimicrobial activities of cassia occidentalis used for herbal remedies. How cassia occidentalis is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Fedegoso cassia occidentalis database file in the tropical. How cassia alata is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. The plant is locally called bana chakunda in odisha, india. Antidiabetic potentials of cassia occidentalis leaf extract on alloxan induced diabetic albino mice onakpa m. Phytochemical screening, elemental analysis and physicochemical properties of the oil from cassia occidentalis coffee senna seed.
Cassia occidentalis is a plant with potentially limitless uses and is of importance to properly establish a partial monograph for its correct identification. Studies on the phytochemistry, antimicrobial activity and antioxidant properties of cassia occidentalis l. A wide range of chemical constituents isolated from c. Cassia occidentalis herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Cassia is also the english common name of some species in the genus cinnamomum of the family lauraceae. As per traditional claims, root, bark, leaf and flower of the plant cassia occidentalis linn. It has been estimated that over 8000 plants are used in traditional, folk and herbal medicine, senna occidentalis linn caesalpiniaceae, a perennial plant of. Cassia occidentalis linn, leguminosae, flavone glycosides, antimicrobial activity cassia occidentalis 1,2 linn belongs to family leguminosae which is commonly known as kasunda. Medicinal use whooping cough, convulsion, throat inflammation, colds, asthma, fever, flu and againsts poisonous snake bites. According to numerical cluster analysis of seed proteins, cassia occidentalis was placed within the subgenus senna by ghareeb et al. This plant extracts are known to have antibacterial, antifungal. In the present, work chemical composition and nutritional value of aerial parts of cassia occidentalis l. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Cassia occidentalis herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects.
Coffee senna has a long history when it was used for various things. Studies on the phytochemistry, antimicrobial activity and. It is a small to mediumsized tree with compound leaves and large, shining, dark green leaflets. The main plant constituents in cassia occidentalis include. It favours moister areas in the tropics, in puerto rico it grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 1,000 2,200mm. It is an ayurvedic plant with huge medicinal importance. Cassia occidentalis is a medicinal plant belongs to leguminosae family commonly known as coffee senna. Emodin is an active ingredient of such chinese medicinal plants as rheum officinale, cassia occidentalis l. It is botanically classified as both senna occidentalis and cassia occidentalis. Though cassia consists of large number of plants but during present investigation cassia senna and cassia occidentalis were examined.
Cassia senna and cassia occidentalis have important. Cassia or purging cassia is one of the most beautiful trees of india. The aim and objective of the present study is to perform insilico docking analysis of the major active constituents identified in four indian medicinal plants namely crocus sativus, curcuma longa, cassia occidentalis and moringa oleifera for anti. Cassia occidentalis article about cassia occidentalis by. Kasamarda cassia occidentalis is a medicinal plant mainly used in respiratory problems like cough, asthma, bronchitis etc. Cassia alata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Qualitative determination of chemical and nutritional composition of cassia occidentalis, an underexploited crop seed in nigeria, was carried out. Pdf cassia occidentalis is widely distributed and very commonly used plant. Species of the genera senna and chamaecrista were previously included in cassia. The actions of the anthraquinones chemicals are the basis of sennas widespread use as a purgative and strong laxative. It is a sanskrit term and it literally means the science. Names of cassia alata in various languages of the world are also given. 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.
Many ayurvedic medicines are used for treating liver disorders. Senna occidentalis an overview sciencedirect topics. Fedegoso is a small tree that grows 58 m high and is found in many tropical areas of south america, including the amazon. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Crocus sativus curcuma longa cassia occidentalis and moringa. Cassia fistula belonging to leguminosae family, is widely used for its medicinal properties. Their roots, leaves and seeds were used for fever, menstrual problems, tuberculosis, diuretic, anemic, liver complaints and as a tonic for general weakness and illness6. It is used as a broad spectrum internal and external antimicrobial to treat bacterial and fungal infections. To find the potentiality of the following medicinal plants for their anti dermatophytic property. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region the fruit pulp contains derived anthracenes. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. It is also used as a diuretic and in the treatment of snakebite. Based on this traditional indication, the aim of this study was to evaluate the antidiabetic activity of ethanolic extract of c. Learn more about cassia cinnamon uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain cassia cinnamon.
Health benefits and therapeutic uses of cassia herb. Review on nutraceutical potential of cassia occidentalis l. Cassia occidentalis has a rich history in natural medicine and the parts of the plants used in herbal medicine include root. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Antidiabetic potentials of cassia occidentalis leaf extract. Antibacterial and phytochemical analysis of cassia. The preliminary screening of the various extracts was carried. The leaf is green on the adaxial surface and light green on the abaxial surface. Cassia occidentalis synonyms, cassia occidentalis pronunciation, cassia occidentalis translation, english dictionary definition of cassia occidentalis. In ayurveda, this tree is used for treating constipation, fever, digestive troubles and skin diseases. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in cassia occidentalis. Sep 08, 2017 introduction of kasamarda cassia occidentalis kasamarda cassia occidentalis is a medicinal plant mainly used in respiratory problems like cough, asthma, bronchitis etc. This plant extracts are known to have antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, hepatoprotective and immunosuppression activity.
Antimicrobial activity of cassia occidentalis kasmard 22 20 25 16 25 22 12 18 22 20 6. Department of forestry technology, audu bako college of agriculture dambatta, p. People living in villages and valleys use indigenous plants of their local areas to cure a number of ailments like asthma, blood pressure, fever, snake bite, diarrhea, jaundice, cough, abdominal pain, eye and kidney infections etc 6, 7. Cassia occidentalis is a variable plant which grows erect to a height of 1.
Crocus sativus curcuma longa cassia occidentalis and. Scrape the gel with a spoon, avoiding the green bark of the leaf, which may still contain sap. Cassia occidentalis, a native plant of south india, commonly called as coffee senna belongs to the family caesalpiniaceae. Caesalpiniaceae have been reported to possess antidiabetic activity.
The extract of seeds of plant produced significant hepatoprotection. Balatong aso cassia occidentalis coffee senna philippine herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies. Majority of the global population depend on plants due to their medicinal benefits 1. A number of toxic plants are known to cause muscle necrosis in horses see also toxic myopathies. Antimicrobial efficacy of cassia occidentalis kasmard. The aim of the work is to ascertain the level of antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of different solvent extracts of senna occidentalis plant. Based on this finding, cassia occidentalis seed can be used as an alternative source of vegetable oil. Antidermatophytic activity of some traditionally used. Cassia occidentalis at ananthagiri hills, in rangareddy district of andhra pradesh, india. Research article an indian traditional medicinal and food plant. As the word kasa refers to cough, and marda to end or to cure in ayurveda, kasamarda cassia occidentalisis hence a drug of choice for all types of cough.
This page is about the cassia tora described by linnaeus. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the. Preliminary phytochemical screening of selected medicinal. The encyclopedia of medicinal plants download ebook pdf. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Emodin has shown antiinflammatory effects in various experimental models. Seeds and leaves are applied externally in skin diseases. Phytochemical screening, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the hexane, ethylacetate and methanol crude extracts of senna occidentalis l.
Click download or read online button to get the encyclopedia of medicinal plants book now. Senna is likely safe for most adults and children over age 2 when taken by mouth, shortterm. The senna cassia sena linnis a wellknown drug in the unani system. For high blood pressure, you may take cessia seeds in a combination of other herbs.
Valentine, in pathologic basis of veterinary disease sixth edition, 2017. Senna occidentalis is a pantropical plant species vernacular names include. Studies on physicochemical and nutritional properties of. Accepted 19 july 20 medicinal properties of plants make them.
Thus search for crude drugs of plant origin has become a central focus of study of hepatoprotection 2 and its chemical evaluation. Cassia alata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. Whole plant a and harvested leaves and seeds b of c. Phytochemical analysis and acute toxicity study of. Cassia senna and cassia occidentalis have important medicinal. Names of cassia occidentalis in various languages of the world are also given. Ethnobotanical study of wound healing plants among the folk medicinal practitioners of several districts in bangladesh. Pdf phytochemical screening, proximate analysis and. The roots contain emodin and the seeds contain chrysarobin and nmethylmorpholine.
Chemical constituents from cassia occidentalis linn. A decoction of the bark has been used in the treatment of sore throats. Cassia occidentalis is used in ghana mainly for the management of hypertension. Antibacterial and phytochemical analysis of cassia occidentalis l. Cassia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, fabaceae, and the subfamily caesalpinioideae. In this work, we described the pollen morphology of 10 species of cassia l.
Phytochemical, physiochemical, elemental, solvent, seed and oil. It grows wild in most of the tropics and is considered a weed in many places. When combined with powdered shells it has been used to treat vd. Cassia herbs benefits and medicinal uses of cassia herbs herb.
Effect of ethanolic extract of cassia occidentalis linn. Paracetamol, cassia occidentalis, liver enzymes, hepatoprotective, silymarin. Materials and m one of these medicinal plants is cassia occidentalis linn. Medicinal uses of amaltascassia fistula cassia fistula is used in traditional medicine system of sri lanka, burma and india. Dec 11, 2014 medicinal uses of amaltascassia fistula cassia fistula is used in traditional medicine system of sri lanka, burma and india. Microwave assisted extraction of phytochemicals from bark. But specifically it is used as medicinal herb in many parts of world. For internal use, grind the gel in a mixer before taking it or simply slice it into pieces and toss in a salad. The most widely used species of cassia in herbal medicine is known as senna cassia senna or c. A survey of major ethno medicinal plants of kano north, nigeria, their knowledge and uses by traditional healers sani h.
Cessia seeds are a good herbal treatment for lowering the blood pressure as well as the blood cholesterol. The cassia herb is also known by other names such as the cassia bark, canton cassia, cassia aromaticum, bastard cinnamon, chinese cinnamon and so on. This plant extracts are this plant extracts are known to have antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, hepatoprotective and immunosuppression activity. B 3159 kano state department of biological sciences, bayero university, kano. Cassia occidentalis l called as kasmard in sanskrit, kasondi in hindi and coffee senna in english belongs to family caesalpiniaceae. The species was formerly placed in the genus cassia. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in cassia alata. It is distributed throughout india and in most tropical countries. Pdf the therapeutic importance of cassia occidentalis an. The aim of the present studies was to establish standardization parameters for the authentication and quality control of the leaf and seeds of cassia occidentalis. Most plantassociated toxicities in horses are associated with plants growing in pastures or in baled hay. Cassia occidentalis is an annual or perennial ayurvedic plant and the roots, leaves and seeds are used in several.
Cassia occidentalis 1,2 linn belongs to family leguminosae which is commonly known as kasunda. The present findings depict the use of cassia occidentalis as broad spectrum antibacterial as well as antifungal agent. Cassia occidentalis very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee. Antimicrobial activity of cassia occidentalis l leaf.
The use of plants as traditional medicine and pharmacopoeial drugs has been in existence from time past. Research article an indian traditional medicinal and food. Typically the bark of the cassia tree is considered to be a substitute for cinnamon and this bark of the cassia tree is known to produce a volatile oil that is very similar to cinnamon oil. 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. Senna can cause some side effects including stomach. Some major ethnomedicinal plants of kano north, their botanicallocal names, part. Introduction of kasamarda cassia occidentalis kasamarda cassia occidentalis is a medicinal plant mainly used in respiratory problems like cough, asthma, bronchitis etc. An extract obtained from the wood has been used in the treatment of jaundice. The macromorphological, qualitative and quantitative features. Indigenous to brazil, it is also found in warmer climates and tropical areas of south, central, and north america. Cassia occidentalis is tropical annual plant and having leathery compound leaves. Pdf pharmacological profile of cassia occidentalis l a. Cassia occidentalis, coffee senna, used to make tincture, used to relieve asthma patients, used in fever, tuberculosis, menstrual problems.