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Other Names : Cassia tora, Chakramarda, Stinking Cassia, Chinese senna, foetid cassia, Java bean, low senna, peanut weed, sickle senna, sicklepod, Bon medelua, Dari diga, Medeluwa, Panevar, Chakunda, Panwar, Chakunda, Chakvat, Sogata, Sakramardakam, Thounam namthibi, Takla, Tankala, Kelbe-on, chakunda, சேநாவு Senavu, Panwar, Panevar, Tarota==Constituents==The primary chemical constituents of the seed include cinnamaldehyde, gum, tannins, mannitol, coumarins and essential oils (aldehydes, eugenol and pinene). The seeds also contain sugars, resins and mucilage, among other elements.

Cassia tora has many uses. The whole plant and roots, leaves, and seeds have been widely used in traditional Indian and South Asian medicine. The plant and seeds are edible. Young According to Ayurveda, the leaves can be cooked as a vegetable while the roasted and seeds are used as a substitute coffee. In Sri Lanka, the flowers are added to food. It is used as a natural pesticide useful in organic farmsleprosy, and as a powder commonly used in the pet food industry. It is mixed with guar gum for use in mining and other industrial applicationsringworm, flatulence, colic, dyspepsia, constipation, cough, bronchitis, cardiac disorders. * The seeds and leaves are used to treat skin disease and its seeds can be utilized as a laxative. * Cassia tora is made into tea. In the Republic of Korea, it is believed to rejuvenate human vision. This tea has been referred to as “coffee-tea”, because of its taste and its coffee aroma. * Since Cassia tora has an external germicide and antiparasitic character, it has been used for treating skin diseases such as leprosy, ringworm, itching and psoriasis and also for snakebites. * Other medicinal provisions from plant parts include balm for arthritis using leaves of Cassia tora.[citation needed] Cassia tora is one of the recognized plants that contain the organic compound anthraquinone and is used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine. This herb is used in Ayurveda for treatment of swellings.[citation needed] Nutritional Information A natural gelling agent that has industrial and food benefits is made from the seed. The primary chemical constituents of * Young leaves can be cooked as a vegetable while the seed include cinnamaldehyderoasted seeds are used as a substitute coffee. * In Sri Lanka, gumthe flowers are added to food. * It is used as a natural pesticide in organic farms, tannins, mannitol, coumarins and essential oils (aldehydes, eugenol and pinene)as a powder commonly used in the pet food industry. The seeds also contain sugars, resins * It is mixed with guar gum for use in mining and mucilage, among other elementsindustrial applications.