Cassia

(cash'-e-ah) [naala, a perfume]. 1. A genus of leguminous plants, several species of which afford senna. 2. An old name, still used commercially, for the coarser varieties of cinnamon. See Cinnamon. C. alata, the ringworm -shrub, is a widely diffused tropical shrub. The juice of the leaves mixed with lime- juice is used in the treatment of ringworm, and the wood and bark are alterant. C. bear- eana is a species of East Africa. A decoction of the root is highly recommended in black- water fever, and the powdered bark is applied as a dressing to ulcers. C. marilandica, of North America, produces the leaves called American senna, which are less active as a cathartic than the true senna. C.-bark, cas- sia-lignea. SeeCinnatnon. C. -buds, the im- mature fruit of Chinese cinnamon; used chiefly as a spice. C, Oil of, a variety of oil of cin- namon, used in pharmacy and in perfumery. C, Purging (cassia fistula, U. S. P.), the dried fruit of a tree growing in tropical re- gions. The pulp (cassia^ put pa, B. P.) is a mild laxative. Dose 1-2 dr. (4-8 Gm.).

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