Cassia Absus

Cassia absus, pig's senna,four-leaved cassia, Bankulthi, Chaksu

Botanical Name : Cassia absus

English Name : pig’s senna,four-leaved cassia

Hindi Name : Bankulthi, Chaksu

Sanskrit Name : Aranyakullithaka

Description

Cassia absus is a herb common in India It is found in mainly in western parts of India.

This plant is a member of Caesalpiniacea plant family.

This is a suffruiticose, eract herb with a height of about 2 meters, clothed with white pubescnce. The eaves are about 5 cms. long, the leaflets are ovate-oblong or ovate elliptic. The flowers are pale yellow or tinged red, in terminals and leaf opposed in long racemes. The pods are linear lanceolate, dark brown and glabrascent. The seeds are 3 to 5 shining black,smooth, glabrous, compressed and oblong. The flowering season is August to December.

Usage

In Ayurveda the leaves and the seeds are used for treatment of anemia, asthma and hiccups.

Obtained Chemical Compounds

Cashew nut shell liquid resin (CNSL), Cardanol and anacadic acid are main chemicals obtained from this tree.

Gujarati: Chimed

Marathi: Ivala, Rankulith, Ranhulge

Kannada: Kann kutakin bij, Kadhulig

Bengali: Bankulthi, Banku kirti kalay

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