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Horse Cassia (Engl.)

Horse Cassia (Engl.)

Cassia grandis L.f

Antiseptic

A semi-deciduous tree Height: Grows up to 20 meters tall Leaves: Alternate leaves (30 cm long, 10 cm wide) are pinnately compound with 10 - 20 pairs of leaflets. Leaflets are elliptic to oblong with rounded tips (4 cm long, 1.5 cm wide). They are green and slightly hairy on top, but reddish purple on the underside. Flowers: Inflorescence are covered with rusty lanate indumentum. Flowers consist of 5 light purple sepals and 5 pinkish petals (3 cm long). Petals are red at first, but gradually become pink and then peach. They are irregular in size, slightly cup-shaped and arranged like a star. The inflorescence is an axillary raceme, with flowers borne on short stalks off one long main axis. Fruits: Not provided

Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Samad (wound). Preparation: Collect enough number of leaves and slightly-crush it by hand.. Part used: Leaves

Preparation

Collect enough number of leaves and slightly-crush it by hand.

Location & Habitat

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Open, brushy or forested hillsides or on thinly forested plains, often about dwellings or along roadsides and in pastures. | REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, LAZI, Open, brushy or forested hillsides or on thinly forested plains, often about dwellings or along roadsides and in pastures.

Research

Siquijor State College: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health: FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND: Phase 3

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Horse Cassia (Engl.)
Horse Cassia (Engl.)
Horse Cassia (Engl.)

Quick Info

Scientific Name
Cassia grandis L.f
Local Name
Horse Cassia (Engl.)
Family
Fabaceae
Category
Antiseptic
Collected By
Jovencio M. Manga (healer); Cesario P. Orong (mangalalap); Edwin D. Castillon (mangalalap)
Date Collected
Jul 13, 2018
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