Tanners Cassia

The Scientific name of Tanners Cassia: Cassia auriculata

Name of Tanners Cassia in different languages:-

Sanskrit: Vibhandi, Manodnya, Mahada, Carmaranga, Vamavarta, Mahajalini, Pitapushpa, Taravar.

English: Senna flower

Hindi: Avartaki

Malayalam: Aveeram- ആവീരം.

Tamil: Avaram poo

Plant Description of Tanners Cassia:-

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

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