| BINOMIAL NAME |
Senna alata |
| COMMON NAME |
Candle bush
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| FAMILY |
Legumes |
| TAMIL NAME |
சீமையகத்தி |
| HABIT |
Deciduous Shrub
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| MORPHOLOGY |
A shrub reaching 1-2 m high, branches greenish, thick and pubescent. Leaves pinnate with a long rachis about 30-60 cm long; each pinna has about 8-20 pairs of leaflets; petiole 2-3 cm long; leaflets 5-15 cm, oblong-elliptical with rounded corners or obtuse at the ends and glabrous.
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| MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
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ul {margin: 0;}- The plant has antimicrobial and antifungal properties.
- The leaves, flowers, and bark of S. alata are used for treating various kinds of skin diseases
- Regulates lipid absorption and controls obesity.
- S. alata leaf and flower decoctions are used in treatment of intestinal worm infestation and stomach disorder.
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| SOURCE
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1) www.plantstomata.wordpress.com
2) www.pfaf.org
3) www.globinmed.com
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