THE PROBABLE MEDICINAL USAGE OF CASSIA TORA: AN OVERVIEW | Science Publications

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences

Joshua Yusuf¹  Manish Mishra¹  Santosh Kumar Shukla¹  Marcelle Terrence¹  Vivek Pratap Singh¹  Anand Kumar¹ 

关键词: Antioxidant;    Antimicrobial;    Hepatoprotective;    Antimutagen;    Hypolipidemic;   

DOI  :  10.3844/ojbsci.2013.13.17

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

Cassia tora (C. tora) is a small shrub budding as weed in Asian and African countries. It is a known edible leafy vegetable taken up by Asians. From time immemorial, different parts of C. tora have found application in Indian and Chinese medicine. Its varying useful medicinal effects are well documented in many publications. In this review we have compiled the traditional medicinal usage of C. tora which have been confirmed by scientific studies.

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