Dear Anand ji, Cassia or Senna tora is collected in bulk every year for many purposes including by gum industries engaged in Guar gum extraction. It is considered as cheap alternative. Earlier seeds were going to Gujarat and other parts for processing. Now Gum extraction units are becoming active in the state itself. It is positive developement.
Here is detailed article on uses of Cassia tora and associated species.<http://www.botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/108_cassia.html> Through my surveys I have documented information on over 25,000 formulations<http://pankajoudhia.com/newwork.html>, so far, in which it is used as primary, secondary and tertiary ingredients. Most of these formulations are not mentioned in ancient Indian literature including Ayurveda but still integral part of Traditional Healing<http://www.google.com/webhp?tab=mw#hl=en&safe=off&q=+site:www.pankajoudhia.com+cassia+oudhia&sa=X&ei=ayd1TLmLIZC8vQOYxezLBg&ved=0CAIQqAQwBQ&fp=a59a657d635fb15f>. In India natives have rich Traditional Agricultural Knowledge<http://www.pankajoudhia.com/publ_2009.pdf>about this herb. The documented knowledge is waiting for validation and clinical trials for modern people but among forest people this century old validated knowledge is saving lives daily. Here is link for pictures of different aspects of Charota i.e. Senna tora.<http://pankajoudhia.com/album/main.php> regards Pankaj Oudhia On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Arvind ji > You are right. The second species, I hope you meant C. obtusifolia, now > Senna obtusifolia. Truely, the two are very close, although tips of leaves > in S. tora are delicately obtuse, glands between both lower pair of leaflets > (not able to see in the said photographs). In S. obtusifolia tip of leaflet > is more rounded and gland only between lowest pair of leaflets. Perhaps two > are difficult to separate. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Dr. Arvind Kadus < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All >> In above picture there are neither pods nor flowers( opened) seen. >> There is a weed, same as that of C.tora is found all where. having >> same features but small flowers and short fruit i.e. pods. In C. tora >> length of pod is round about 3 inches. >> So difference bitween these two sp. should be clarify. I have seen >> both the sps. >> In ayurveda seeds are used, some people make Subji/ Bhaji from the >> tender leaves which is said to be carminative. >> Regards, >> Dr. Kadus Arvind.Pune. >> >> On Aug 24, 3:13 pm, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear All >> > ARE Cassia tora and Sena tora the same? >> > Is there difference in the leaf tip? >> > In Marathi it is called Takala. >> > Seeds are used as adultrant in coffee. >> > leaves have antivermin property. >> > the thread is discussed about a year back on eflora. >> > Madhuri >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]> >> > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Tue, 24 August, 2010 1:13:08 AM >> > Subject: [efloraofindia:45268] Is it some Cassia?? >> > >> > Hi >> > taken few snaps of a shrub yesterday in a village of West Bengal...they >> were >> > occuring over large areas of the field. >> > what species is this?...please note the yellow flower in the second >> image. >> > Looks like some kind of Cassia... >> > >> > regards >> > Shantanu : ) >> > > > >
