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THE PROBABLE MEDICINAL USAGE OF CASSIA TORA: AN OVERVIEW

Santosh Kumar Shukla1, Anand Kumar2, Marcelle Terrence2, Joshua Yusuf2, Vivek Pratap Singh3 and Manish Mishra2
  • 1 University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital Delhi, India
  • 2 All Saints University, Uganda
  • 3 University of Cincinnati, United States

Abstract

Cassia tora (C. tora) is a small shrub budding as weed in Asian and African countries. It is a known edible leafy vegetable taken up by Asians. From time immemorial, different parts of C. tora have found application in Indian and Chinese medicine. Its varying useful medicinal effects are well documented in many publications. In this review we have compiled the traditional medicinal usage of C. tora which have been confirmed by scientific studies.

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences
Volume 13 No. 1, 2013, 13-17

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ojbsci.2013.13.17

Submitted On: 7 January 2013 Published On: 17 January 2013

How to Cite: Shukla, S. K., Kumar, A., Terrence, M., Yusuf, J., Singh, V. P. & Mishra, M. (2013). THE PROBABLE MEDICINAL USAGE OF CASSIA TORA: AN OVERVIEW. OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, 13(1), 13-17. https://doi.org/10.3844/ojbsci.2013.13.17

Open AccessCopyright: © 2013 Santosh Kumar Shukla, Anand Kumar, Marcelle Terrence, Joshua Yusuf, Vivek Pratap Singh and Manish Mishra. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

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  • Antimicrobial
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