- Botanical name : Cassia occidentalis Linn
- Family : Caesalpiniaceae
- Tamil : Ponnavarai
- Hindi : Kasoundi
- Malayalam : Ponnaviram
- English : Coffee senna , Coffee weed, Negro coffee
- Habit : A shrub upto 1 metre in height , compound leaf with yellow flowers
- Distribution : Widely found all over India.
- Useful part : Leaf , seed, root
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Tikta , Madhura
- Guna : Laghu , Ruksha
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Deepana, Pachana, Kanta shodaka, Kasahara
- Indications : Kasa, Kandu ,Prameha, Jvara , Arshas, Krimi.
- Dose : Decoction 40-80 ml, seed powder 3-6 g , swarasa 10-20 ml
- Formulations : Kasamarda Churna, Kasamardha Swarasa.
LEAF & PODS
LEAF & FLOWER
