Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
| Synonym : | Cassia contorta Vogel Cassia obtusifolia L. Diallobus tora (L.) Raf. Senna toroides Roxb. |
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| Bangla Name : | Chakunda, Gol Eski. ,Dangibaong, Dang Geya (Marma), Rotha (Tipra), Echir Gaith (Tanchangya), Robay (Murang). |
| English Name : | The Foetid Cassia. |
| Family : | Caesalpinaeae |
| Disease : | Anthelmintic, laxative, antipyretic, bronchitis, asthma, leprosy, piles, and eczema. |
| Description : | An annual foetid herb up to 1.5 m high. Leaves compound, 7.5-10 cm long, leaflets 3 pairs, 1.3-2 cm long, obovate-oblong. Flowers yellow, usually in subsessile pairs in the the axils of the leaves, petals 5, bright yellow, 1.3-0.8 cm, oblong, obtuse. Pods 20-35 cm long, linear, subterate, obliquely septate, curved. |
| Distribution : | All over the country in fallow lands and road sides. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Leaves and stems contain sennosides, D-mannitol, myricyl alcohol and ?-sitosterol. Leaves also contain emodin, a flavanol glycoside, triacontan-1-ol, stigmasterol, ?-sitosterol-?-D-glucoside, friedelin, palmitic, stearic, succinic and d-tartaric acids, ur |
| Uses : | Leaves are anthelmintic, laxative and antipyretic, cures bronchitis, asthma, leprosy and piles, used in feverish attacks of children while teething, pounded leaves in eczema, poultice in foul ulcers, hasten suppuration and form a warm remedy in gout, scia |
| Habit : | Shrub |