अरिमर्दः
अरिष्टः
अल्पमारिषः
अलंबुषा
अलिवल्लभा
अव्यथा
अवल्गुजः
अविप्रियः
अश्मघ्नः
अशुमती
अशुमतीफला
अश्मन्तकः
अश्वकर्णकः
अश्वगन्धा
अश्वत्थः
| Name -
कासमर्दः
Botanical name -
Cassia occidentalis
Description -
A small shrub, 1-2 m high; branchlets glabrescent; leaves pinnate, up 15 by 6.5 cm, leaflets 4 or 5 pair, opposite, oblong, lanceolate, petioles up to 4 cr racemes axillary and terminal; flowers 2 cm across, yellow; pod short, stipitate, slight fateate, flat, compressed; seeds many, ovoid, longitudinal
Chemical Constituents-
Root contains anthraquinones, phytosterol, dihydroxyanthraquinone, hydroxyanthraquinone, emodin, quercetin, substance similar to rhein. Leaves contain dianthronic heteroside. Pericarp contains epigenin. Seeds contain tannic acid, mucilage, fatty oil consisting of fatty acids, emodin and a toxalbumin. Young roots contain chrysophanol and emodol. Plant contains xanthone cassiollin
Use -
Seeds used as a substitute for coffee; as an external application in skin troubles. Leaves and seeds purgative.
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