CASSIA AURICULATA
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OTHER NAMESTamil: Avarai ; Avirae
English: Mature tea tree ; Tanner's cassia Telugu: Tangedu Malayalam: Aveeram : Jimute : Ponnaviram Kannada: Taravada -gida Marathi: Taravada Hindi: Tarwar Sanskrit: Aveeram ; Jimute ; Ponnaviram |
description & usage
It grows wild in the Central Provinces, Western Coast, South India and Ceylon. Mostly found in dry land areas.
Uses :
Sore eyes, Diabetes and chylous urine. laxative
How to Use:
The powder mixed with coconut or gingelly oil is applied to the sore eyes. "Seeds are also used in diabetes and chylous urine. " The plant is used in the form of a powder mixed with honey or the decoction, especially of flower buds, is administered in chylous urine and diabetes with excellent results. Twigs are used as tooth-brushes. Coffee made from powdered seeds or leaves, is a good substitute for coffee made from seeds of Coffea arabica, and is usefully prescribed in giddiness due to heart disease. Infusion of bark is used for enemas, gargles etc., as a substitute for tannic acid, or oak galls. Compound syrup is prescribed for nocturnal emissions.
Parts Used:
Flowers, leaves, bark, root
Taste:
Astringency
Action:
Astringent, refrigerant, alterative
Uses :
Sore eyes, Diabetes and chylous urine. laxative
How to Use:
The powder mixed with coconut or gingelly oil is applied to the sore eyes. "Seeds are also used in diabetes and chylous urine. " The plant is used in the form of a powder mixed with honey or the decoction, especially of flower buds, is administered in chylous urine and diabetes with excellent results. Twigs are used as tooth-brushes. Coffee made from powdered seeds or leaves, is a good substitute for coffee made from seeds of Coffea arabica, and is usefully prescribed in giddiness due to heart disease. Infusion of bark is used for enemas, gargles etc., as a substitute for tannic acid, or oak galls. Compound syrup is prescribed for nocturnal emissions.
Parts Used:
Flowers, leaves, bark, root
Taste:
Astringency
Action:
Astringent, refrigerant, alterative
