Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
Family – Fabaceae
Common name – Coffee senna
Habit – Shrub
Habitat – dry and moist area.
Medicinal uses –
🌼 A tea made from roots & dried flowers is used as a treatment for colds & upset stomach.
🌼An ointment prepared from the leaves is applied as a remedy for ringworm & other affections of the skin.
🌼Applied extremely, it is pounded & mixed with wood-ash and rubbed on the areas of leishmaniasis & eczema.
Sugimani Marndi
(Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Bhubaneswar, India.)