THE PROBABLE MEDICINAL USAGE OF CASSIA TORA: AN OVERVIEW
Santosh Kumar Shukla1, Anand Kumar2, Marcelle Terrence2, Joshua Yusuf2, Vivek Pratap Singh3 & Manish Mishra2 Show affiliations
- University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital Delhi, India
- All Saints University, Uganda
- University of Cincinnati, United States
OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 13–17 · doi.org/10.3844/ojbsci.2013.13.17
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.
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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
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