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Phytochemical and Biological Potential of Cassia tora Linn.

Khomendra Kumar Sarwa, Mithun Rudrapal, Manabendra Debnath, Atul Kumar, Vinod Kumar Verma

European Journal of Medicinal Plants · pp. 946–963 · Published 31 May 2014

10.9734/EJMP/2014/8549

Abstract

Cassia tora Linn. (Caesalpinaceae) is a semi-wild annual herb grown widely in different places of south-east Asia including India, Northern Australia and Americas. This plant species is well known for having potential in traditional medicine practices for the treatment of a variety of disorders and ailments ranging from simple cough, hypertension to diabetes. Recent scientific investigation reveals its phytochemical as well as biological potential. C. tora has been proven to be medicinally effective for having antimicrobial, antiantioxidant, antihypertensive, antidiabetic and antimutagenic activities, just to name a few. This paper encompasses a comprehensive review on phytochemical and biological aspects of Cassia tora L.  

Cassia tora anthraquinone naphthopyrone antioxidant antimutagenic hepatoprotective antidiabetic antiplasmodial

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