Family: Fabaceae
Synonym: Cassia occidentalis L.
Vernacular
name: Mattantakara
Habit:
Shrubs
Habitat:
Weed of wastelands.
Distribution:
Pantropical
Key identification features:
Coffee Senna is a smooth annual. The leaves are compound, leaflets, in 4-6
pairs, have a sharp tip. Flowers occur in leaf axils. petals are The seed pods
are dark brown, The seeds are dull brown
Flowering and Fruiting: Throughout the
year.
Uses:
The
seed is bitter and has purgative properties. It is also used as a diuretic,
liver detoxifier, as a hepato-tonic (balances and strengthens the liver).
Further, used in whooping cough and convulsion.
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