Origin:
Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Action:
An adulterant of the true senna.
Leaves and seeds—purgative and anthelmintic.

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Origin

Jamaica

Folk medicinal uses

In Africa in addition to its use as a cathartic the leaves are used as a dressing for burns and ulcers.

1)  Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.

2) Asprey, G.F: Phylis Thornton/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts I & II. – p. 7.