Sanskrit: Vibhandi, Manodnya, Mahada, Carmaranga, Vamavarta, Mahajalini, Pitapushpa, Taravar.
English: Senna flower
Hindi: Avartaki
Malayalam: Aveeram- ആവീരം.
Tamil: Avaram poo
Avaram-Senna is a shrub with many branches and leaves that are alternate, numerous, closely placed, and 8.8 to 12.5 cm long and dull green, the bark is cinnamon brown in color. Its flowers are bisexual, bright yellow in color and large its size is approximately 5 cm long, The fruit is like bean and contains 20-25 seeds its size is about 7.5 to 11 cm long, 1.5 cm wide, it is flat, thin, pale brown in color.
Leaf Arrangement
Shape-Even-pinnate | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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Useful plant parts:
Flower, Seeds, Leaf.
Medicinal uses:
Leprosy, Asthma, Joint pain, Diabetic, Eye diseases, Skin diseases, gonorrhea, diabetes and gout.
Chemical content:
Flavanoids, Proantho cyanisidin, Butanol, anthraquinones, tannins.
Medicinal properties:
Antibacterial
How to prepare medicines:
Flowers kept in water and drank to reduce blood sugar, Liver problems etc.
It is used as a natural insulin booster, it can be used as a herbal tea
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