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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Senna tora is a ANNUAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from May to June. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
basionym: Cassia tora L.
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses: Coffee
Young leaves - cooked as a vegetable[272]. Roasted seeds are a coffee substitute[272].
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Medicinal Uses
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Anthelmintic Anticholesterolemic Antispasmodic Carminative Febrifuge Hepatic Leprosy Ophthalmic
Parasiticide Purgative
The leaves and the seeds are anticholesterolemic, antispasmodic, carminative, emollient, hepatic, ophthalmic and purgative[51, 147, 176, 272, 279]. The powdered leaves are used in the treatment of indigestion and stomach pain[272].The leaves are used externally in the treatment of skin diseases[146, 272]. The seed contains anthraquinones and naphthopyrones[279]. It is anthelmintic, antibacterial, antifungal and hepatic[272, 279]. The seed is used in Korea to treat constipation, oedema, glaucoma, nyctalopia and to protect the liver[279]. A paste made from the seed is used externally in Nepal to treat leucoderma, leprosy and itchy skin[272]. A paste made from the roots, mixed with lemon juice (Citrus limon) is applied as a poultice to treat ringworm[272]. A decoction of the fruit is used in the treatment of fevers[272].
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Other Uses
Parasiticide Tannin
The seeds (does this mean the pods?) are a source of tannin[146].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
See also [51], [240]. C. Tora Benth. = Senna obtusifolia[200].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - scarify and then pre-soak the seed for 2 - 3 hours in warm water before sowing it from early spring to early summer in a warm greenhouse[138]. The seed usually germinates in 1 - 12 weeks at 23°c[138]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots once they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse. Do not plant them out until the following spring[138]. Division as growth commences in spring[11]. Cuttings of moderately ripe wood, July in a frame[1].
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: China (south) TROPICAL ASIA: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan (east), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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