Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 3

A Review on Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Cassia tora Linn

  • Author:
  • Nachiket S Dighe, Shashikant R Pattan, Sunil A. Nirmal, Vipul.V. Dhasade, Shruti G Dake, Madhuri U Shelar, Mangesh B Hole, Vinayak Gaware
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 173 to 176

Pravara Rural College Of Pharmacy, Pravaranagar, M.S, India

*Corresponding Author: Mr. Nachiket S Dighe Assistant Professor and HOD Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pravara Rural College of Pharmacy, Pravaranagar A/P-Loni Bk.Taluka -Rahata,Dist-Ahmednagar 413736, India (MS). E mail: nachiket1111@rediffmail.com

Online published on 22 March, 2013.

Abstract

Cassia tora Linn (Leguminosae) is a shrub, extensively used in traditional medicine in tropical and warm substropical countries. C. tora commonly found in waste grounds and secondary forest. The chemical constituents reported from this plant belong to different classes such as glycosides, tannins, flavonoides, steroids, resins, mucilage and sugars. C. tora has number of medicinal uses, many of which have been verified by scientific methods. This review article summarizes the chemistry and pharmacological profile of C. tora.

Keywords

Cassia tora, phytochemistry, pharmacological activity, anthraquinone glycoside