DWARKESH INDUSTRIES

Vatva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Cassia Tora Seed

Cassia Tora Seed different Name

Popular Name(s):	Cassia Tora, Foetid Cassia, Tora, Sickle Senna, Wild Senna, Sickle Pod, Coffee Pod
Hindi	Charota an Chakvad
Gujarati	Puwad , Kawaria
Bengali	Chakunda
Malayalam	Chakramandrakam
Sanskrit	Chakramarda & Dadmari
Chinese, pinyin	ju mng zi ,
Japanese	ebisu-gusa,
Korean	Gyeolmyeongja, ;
Portuguese	fedegoso

Application of Cassia Tora Seed

• Making Cassia tora tea.
• Cassia Tora is used as a coffee substitute and has a maturing and anodyne action.

Cassia seed is the ripe seed of the annual plant Cassia obtusifolia Linn., or Cassia tora Linn., of the Leguminosae/Fabaceae family. The plant is native to the tropics. It grows wild in India. This is an upright plant with compound leaves in groupings of six. Bears 20-cm pods which contain many cylindrical seeds. In addition to being used as medicinal herbs, the seeds are also used as a mordant in dyeing. They can also be roasted and ground, used as a coffee substitute.

The seeds of Cassia tora L. have been conventionally used throughout the Asian region for several centuries. Its roasted seeds have a favorable flavor, so it is used popularly as a tea in Korea. Cassia tora L. has been also prescribed in oriental herb medicine to treat night blindness, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and constipation

The seeds of Cassia Tora are rhombohedral and brown in color, about 30 to 50 in number. The plant bears flowers in the rainy season and fruits in the winter.

Application of Cassia Tora Seed

• Making Cassia tora tea.
• Cassia Tora is used as a coffee substitute and has a maturing and anodyne action.
• It is very useful in treating skin diseases like ringworm and itching or body scratch and psoriasis.
• Decoction of the fruit of Cassia Tora is used in the treatment of fever.
• It is consumed in worm infestation and cures the infection occurring in the body.
• Cassia Tora acts as a liver stimulant, mild laxative and heart tonic.
• The herb helps the body in maintaining the normal level of cholesterol.
• Its paste is used for treating skin ailments and also for getting rid of chronic diseases.
• Cassia Tora proves worthwhile in treating piles and hemorrhoids as well as relieving the pain caused on excretion.
• Its powder proves useful in combating indigestion, toning up heart muscles and purifying blood.
• The juice extracted from its leaves is used in case of skin ailments, rashes and allergies. It is also used as an antidote in case of various poisonings.

During the split manufacturing process of Cassia tora seed husk and germ are obtained. Both this are used as a valuable cattle feed as they are quite rich in protein. In international market these are popularly known as "Cassia tora Meal" and are sold worldwide

Application of Cassia Tora Meal

Cattle Feed & Poultry Feed

Functions :- Cassia tora meal used in cattle feed for increase protein.

Cassia gum, flour from the endosperm of cassia tora is well suited for use in the manufacture of gels in combination of other colloids and has potentially numerous food applications. It is used as a thickening agent in pet food and other technical applications (e.g. Emulsification, foam stabilization, moisture retention and texture improvement) at concentrations comparable to those of other edible natural gums. Cassia gum is approved for use in europe and is listed as a stabilizer (thickening and gelling agent) in the manufacture of canned pet foods (for cats and dogs). It is also approved for use in japan and is listed as a food additive.