| Botanical Name |
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Cassia Obtusifolia, Cassia Tora |
| Local Name |
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Puwad, Chakunda, Cassia, Tora, Sickle Senna, Sickle Pod, Coffee Pod, Tovara, Chakvad, Foetid Cassia |
| Colour |
: |
Light Brown ( like coffe ) |
| Size |
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0.3 to 0.4 cm. |
| Ash Content |
: |
5 % (max.) |
| Heavy Metal |
: |
– |
| Iron |
: |
50 ppm (max.) |
| Arsenic |
: |
Nill |
| E-Coli |
: |
Absent |
| Packing |
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50 kg. Bag packing |
| Family Name |
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Caesalpinaceae |
| Other Names |
: |
Cassia Semen, Cassia seed, Jue Ming Zi, Cassia Tora, Latin Semen Cassiae |
| English Names |
: |
foetid cassia, the sickle senna and wild senna. |
| In India |
: |
This plant is named differently in different Indian languages for example it is known as Kuvadio, and Chakramard in Gujrati; Tarota, and Takla in Marathi; Edanchi, Chakunda, and Chatkaataa in Bengali; Takrike in Kannada; Tagare, and Vindu in Tamil; Takar in Malayalam; Tantyamu, and Tagarish in Telugu; and Chakunda in Oriya. |
