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.
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 ming 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. 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.
Cassia Tora SeedCassia 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 constipationThe 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.
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
Japanese ebisu-gusa,
Korean Gyeolmyeongja,
Portuguese fedegoso
Specification Of Cassia Tora Seed
Product Cassia tora Seed
Colour Light Brown
Size 0.3 to 0.4 cm.
Ash content 5 % (max.)
Heavy Metal -
Specification Of Cassia Tora Splits
Dehusking 95%
Gum Content 85-90%
Moisture 6% (Max)
Ash % 1 % (max.)
Protein 7 % (max.)
Black, Red, Brown 1 % (max.)
Foreign Particles 0.2%
Application of Cassia Tora Splits
Cassia Gum Powder
For process of Cassia tora Gum Powder
Pet Food
Applications: Dry Food, Wet Food, Canned pet food, Snacks, Dog Food, Cat Food
Function: cassia gum for use as a thickening agent, gelling agent and stabilizer in pet foods
Cattle Feed & Poultry Feed
Applications : Cow Food, Bird Food ,
Functions :- cassia gum for use as a thickening agent, gelling agent and stabilizer
Dairy Products
Applications: Cream, Cheese, Yogurt, desserts, Ice cream
Function: Its helps maintain homogeneity and texture of ice creams and sherbets. As a thickner,